Live Fast Die Young

Live Fast Die Young

"Live fast, die young and leave a good-looking corpse"
'Knock on Any Door' (1949)

In rock music, dying young was once described as a good career move. Join us as we look back at five great artists who enlightened the world with their music for a short time, but checked-out early, leaving many of us to wonder which masterpieces might have been lost along with their elder years.

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Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley

The intimate true story of young Elvis' first fiancée, June Juanico, an 18-year-old small-town girl. Their romance blossomed...

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The intimate true story of young Elvis' first fiancée, June Juanico, an 18-year-old small-town girl. Their romance blossomed in the summer of 1956 and gained national press but was forgotten for over 50 years!

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Kurt Cobain

Kurt Cobain

Nirvana's rise to national and then worldwide fame was perhaps fast for the band's young lead singer, Kurt Cobain. His dreams of musical...

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Nirvana's rise to national and then worldwide fame was perhaps fast for the band's young lead singer, Kurt Cobain. His dreams of musical success did not include the rampant media coverage or inadvertently becoming the face of Generation X. As his band's success grew, so did his dependence on drugs. After near overdoses, one suicide attempt, an intervention and escape from rehab, Cobain was discovered dead of a gunshot wound on 8 April 1994.

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Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix

Offstage, Jimi Hendrix was a shy, retiring character but onstage he became a towering genius, whose performances and guitar...

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Offstage, Jimi Hendrix was a shy, retiring character but onstage he became a towering genius, whose performances and guitar mastery sparked a revolution in both music and fashion. He was just 27 when he died.


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John Lennon

John Lennon

The Day John Lennon Died looks at the effect that John Lennon's tragic death had on the world and at the continuing influence...

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The Day John Lennon Died looks at the effect that John Lennon's tragic death had on the world and at the continuing influence of one of the major musicians and creative forces of the 20th Century.


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Freddie Mercury

Freddie Mercury

On 5 September 2006, Freddie Mercury would have turned 60. An accomplished musician and legendary showman, his band Queen...

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On 5 September 2006, Freddie Mercury would have turned 60. An accomplished musician and legendary showman, his band Queen sold a staggering 80 million albums around the world and helped define popular culture in the 1970s and 80s. But the fiercely private Freddie was equally famous for the gossip surrounding his colourful love life as well as a hedonistic lifestyle.

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Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

The Michael Jackson Story paints the complete picture of the greatest pop star of all time. This profile...

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The Michael Jackson Story paints the complete picture of the greatest pop star of all time. This profile covers his days as a child star growing up in Indiana, through his formative years at Motown, to his emergence as the King of Pop.

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