25 Musical Deaths

Can you identify these dead musicians from the manner and location of their death?

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Hint	Answer
Asphyxiated on their own vomit, London	Jimi Hendrix
Acute alcohol poisoning, found in the backseat of a Renault 5, London	Bon Scott (AC DC)
Motorcycle accident, Huntington Beach, California	Mitch Lucker (Suicide Silence)
Heroin overdose, Los Angeles	Janis Joplin
Stabbed to death by Varg Vikernes, Oslo	Oystein Euronymous Aarseth (Mayhem)
Accidental Drowning, Memphis	Jeff Buckley
Shot by Mark Chapman, New York	John Lennon (Beatles, Plastic Ono Band)
Accidental morphine and fentanyl overdose, Iowa	Paul Gray (Slipknot)
Cerebral hemorrhage after falling down the stairs, London	Sandy Denny (Fairport Convention)

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Shot by his Father, Los Angeles	Marvin Gaye
Liver failure from a combination of cirrhosis and spider bite, California	Jeff Hanneman (Slayer)
Cocaine-induced heart attack, Las Vegas	John Entwhistle (The Who)
Suicide by hanging, Middlesex, England	Screaming Lord Sutch
Self-inflicted shotgun wound whilst surrounded by lit candles, Stockholm	Jon Nödtveidt (Finntroll)
Morphine and alcohol overdose, Joshua Tree	Gram Parsons
Complications due to AIDS, London	Freddie Mercury (Queen)
Strangulation, possibly suicide, Sydney	Micheal Hutchence (INXS)

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Drowned in his swimming pool, Sussex, England	Brian Jones (Rolling Stones)
Shot whilst waiting at a red light, Los Angeles	Notorious B.I.G
Hit by speeding power-boat, Cozumel, Mexico	Kirsty Macoll
Heart Failure (alleged), Paris	Jim Morrison (The Doors)
Murdered by gunshot onstage, Ohio	Dimebag Darell (Pantera)
Heroin overdose after possibly murdering his girlfriend, New York	Sid Vicious (Sex Pistols)
Electrocuted by guitar, Radlett, England	John Rostill (The Shadows)
Plane crash, near Clear Lake, Iowa	Buddy Holly