Whatever genre you listen to (reggae, hip-hop, hard metal, rock and roll, soul, jazz, classical, etc.), there is always an artist who in his heyday revolutionized the industry and inspired a generation with his letters, talent. , Songs, Personality and Interpretation.
They were like demigods in their prime worshiped by legions of fans around the world, captivating us with their songs and lyrics, but their mysterious and untimely death shocked us and left an inedible mark on our lives, making us immortalize them to this day.
But what if they were still alive? Would we surprise them? Would their songs, lyrics or compositions be revered? Would his influence and popularity be the same as before he died? What influences our attachment to them when they are dead than alive? Is it something innate or psychological that makes us appreciate them more when they are gone?
It’s hard to know what really makes us immortalize such artists, but after reading various articles, I’ve come up with several theories to help explain it.
“I would try many things because I knew that soon I would die”, “Now Jimi is gone, he is not alone / His memory lives on”, “Five years, this he said / He is not gone, he is only dead”. “The Ballads of Jimi” by legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix. These lines baffled fans around the world, as exactly five years later he was found dead in his apartment, sucked in his own vomit while intoxicated. Many believed that he predicted his own death, and from the lines above I’m leaning the same way, which provided one aspect of my theory as to why we immortalized them, Artist who predicted his death.
From John Lennon, Bob Marley, David Bowie, Kurt Cobain and Tupac Shakur all somehow predicted his death through lyrics or could have hinted at it during interviews. With almost prophetic accuracy of his untimely demise, fans were baffled into creating conspiracy theories explaining such premonitions. With no rational explanations or reasons, fans refused to let them rest in peace as they continually searched for rational explanations.
Thus immortalizing such artists by refusing to let them fade away, searching for answers to explain how they could have somehow predicted their own death, and revering them in trying to unravel such mysteries.
At age 14, he released his critically acclaimed album, Age Is Nothing But a Number, which was certified gold, and two years later his second album, One in a Million, which sold 8 million copies worldwide. worldwide and was certified double platinum. Aaliyah Dana Haughton, also known by the nickname of her Aaliyah of her, achieved such a feat while still a teenager, not forgetting her roles in several blockbusters such as Romeo Must Die.
Just when his star was shining brightly, on August 25, 2001, at the tender age of 22, his life was snuffed out by a plane crash in the Bahamas, and after an autopsy, traces of alcohol and cocaine were found in the system. pilot. Her passing shocked everyone as her fans hadn’t had enough of her exceptional talent, they weren’t done with her and she still had more to offer.
Therefore, we provide another aspect of Artist Vanished Too Soon, where we immortalize those artists by refusing to let them rest in peace, because their demise came too soon and too suddenly and didn’t give fans time to understand the situation.
Or it can be something psychological or innate; as they hold a special place in our hearts, just like our loved ones, therefore when they die, we keep their memories burning in our hearts, immortalizing them by default.
Whatever reason you have or think, no one denies the fact that his songs and lyrics played an important role in shaping our lives in one way or another, so they are morally obligated to immortalize and keep his memory alive.
