re: What celebrity death shocked you the most?

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if I listed all the artists I have seen that are dead now I would sound like a gang member recounting the bodies.

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That's funny and sad too.

As a person who was very much into the mid-80s college band vibe (REM, U2, The Smiths, etc) and turned into full late 80s early 90s Grunge, I could probably count easier listing who is still alive from that 90s scene.

The death toll is remarkable. Cobain, Dolores, Layne, Weiland, etc. It's not related, but many people probably don't know of Ian Curtis and Joy Division, but it's what I think about with that group of artists and time.