Top Ten Musicians Who Died in Their 30s

Please, guys, do the list a favor and check the age of the musician you want to add before adding them to the list. So far, I've had four musicians who passed away under the age of thirty added to this list, and it's starting to annoy me. - Gg2000

I know that, but most of the time when I try to submit a report, it gets ignored. - Gg2000

Thanks for adding him, Metal_Treasure. It's crazy to think that a musician so prodigious and accomplished died so young. - Gg2000

Mozart sucked no one here would put him in a playlist and listen to him unironically. This music was utter trash and his hair looks like a rug.

Not in my taste, but a musical legend none the less

He died at age 35 from a helicopter crash. The sad thing about his death was the fact that he sobered up a few years earlier and was playing better than ever. - Gg2000

What a guitarist! He sussed life out didn't he - stop ageing, but still live on. He and his music will always be here while he is fondly thought of and remembered. - Britgirl

Possibly best drumming style ever

Right after number 4 on this list - CygnusX99

Keith died after taking 32 clomethiazole tablets, pills designed to alleviate alcohol withdrawal. He was 32 years old. - Gg2000

Most metal fans would know that he was "The Godfather of Death Metal". Died at the age of 34 from Pneumonia while dealing with a brain tumor. Tragic loss in the metal community.

All of his songs are so lit

Marley should at least be in the top 5

He’s pretty good... My dad really like him - VeganTurtle

Like Keith Moon, Bonzo was also 32 when he died. According to his autopsy, he died after consuming 40 shots of vodka and choking on his own vomit. - Gg2000

Poor dude went out like a drunk Russian by drinking 40 shots of vodka and choking on his vomit

One of my favourite singers ever

I completely forgot about Jim Croce. Thanks for adding him to the list. - Gg2000

Died in a plane crash while on tour. (30) - Billyv

One does not simply forget "The Godfather of Gangsta Rap." Rest easy Eazy (1964�"1995). - ParasN2000

Chester was 41 when he passed away. I have nothing against him personally, but he isn't eligible for this list. Please don't vote. - Gg2000

After collapsing in his home and being rushed to the hospital, Phil Lynott died in the ICU at the age of 36. He was a frequent user of heroin during his last years. - Gg2000

As most metal fans know, Dimebag was murdered while performing on stage. He was only 38 years old. - Gg2000

The most shocking musician death - Metal_Treasure

He was shot on stage :O - Userguy44

I love Pantera, I buy every Dimebag shirt I can find, just in memory of him... I’ve been surching for a Vinnie item but can’t find anything.
I must say, Patsy Cline is a close second for me! :-) - MelissaMak

She died in her sleep at the age of 32 from heart failure. She ended up dying in the same room and at the same age as Keith Moon did a few years later. - Gg2000

One of the first preeminent blues rock guitar players. He was found dead in his car in 1981, sitting in the driver's seat. What exactly happened to him is unknown, except for two unnamed sources who claimed that he died during a party in San Francisco and was driven to another location by two of his fellow partygoers. He was 37. - Gg2000

Keith Relf died from electric shock at the age of 33 while playing a guitar that wasn't properly grounded. He suffered from emphysema and asthma, which hampered his ability to survive the shock. - Gg2000

...Killed in a plane crash, aged just 30. - Britgirl

He drowned in Marina Del Ray after drinking all day and diving into the water to retrieve some items he threw overboard in the marina three years prior. He was 39. - Gg2000

Since when eminem is dead?!? That website is a joke...

For those of you voting for Eminem, it's not funny. Those rumors are just that - rumors. - Gg2000

He's not dead and even if he was, he'd be disqualified because he's in his 40s, not his 30s. - Cesium

I'm so upset why does this have to be the way I find out.

Died in a car accident. (38) - Billyv

One of the best voices of all time

Keith Godchaux sustained multiple injuries during an accident while being driven home from his 32nd birthday party. He died four days later. - Gg2000

Def Leppard's guitarist. He died in 1991 at the age of 30.

One of the best bassists of all time and one of the biggest figures in jazz fusion. He died from a brain hemorrhage that resulted from a bar fight he had with a bouncer at the Midnight Bottle Club. He was 35. - Gg2000

Thanks to whoever mentioned Jeff. He was a fantastic drummer! - Gg2000

He was shot at the Hacienda Motel in Los Angeles by its manager; there are contradictions and debates over what exactly led to the shooting. - Gg2000

During the last year of his life, Terry infamously developed a dangerous habit of playing with real guns. He accidentally shot himself with a.38 revolver thinking that it was completely empty. He was 31 years old, only 8 days shy of his 32nd birthday. - Gg2000

This is a man who should be in the top guitarist discussion. Jimi Hendrix heard Kath playing with Chicago one and told the people around him that Terry Kath was better than anyone, including himself.

Thunders was 38 when he died. Official cause of death was by heroine overdose but the amount of drugs found in his system during his autopsy was not lethal. His autopsy also showed he had advance leukemia. Some, like Dee Dee Ramone, claim he was robbed and murdered by his drug dealer. - THC13

In 1986, Allen crashed his car while driving under the influence of alcohol. It paralyzed him from the waist down, leaving him unable to walk or play guitar again. Four years later, in 1990, Allen died of chronic pneumonia, a complication of his paralysis. - Gg2000

One of the early rock and roll stars, best known for his song "Be-Bop-A-Lula". He died at the age of 36 when his stomach ulcer ruptured. He was visiting his father when he died. - Gg2000

Thanks to whoever added him. I totally forgot about him. - Gg2000

Marc doesn't belong on this list; he was 29 when he passed away. - Gg2000

I love Duane and his playing tremendously, but he doesn't belong on the list either. He was only 24 when he died. - Gg2000

What is dimebag Darrel doing above Duane Allman - CygnusX99

Dimebag actually passed away in his thirties. Duane was only 24 years old. - Gg2000

Not eligible. He died at age 27; please don't vote. - Gg2000

One of the most fine and influential musicians of the twentieth century.

He's of the 27 club! - Userguy44

Yep. And Eminem gets at least one vote a day despite the fact that he's obviously not dead. That's my list in a nutshell. - Gg2000

Best singer ever!

I think he was a big inspiration, and its sad that he died at such a young age. He inspired us all to Carry On. Even though he was in pain, he was still happy and willing to accept it and make the best of what he had untill he passed. He was an amazing Drummer, Backing Vocalist, and an even better friend

Not to be rude, but he was 28 when he passed away. - Gg2000