Top otherworldly curses inextricably linked to the music industry
Curious, but in the "canvas" music industry many curses, superstitions and terrible coincidences are woven ... Glory — a strange and fickle hostess, existing between the material world and the land of the unknown… And although we don’t want to scare you, some of the curses on our list are super-demonic in nature (although most of them, we have to admit, are just terrible coincidences). We have prepared for you a selection of the most interesting and rather creepy curses and superstitions that are rampant in the music industry! Maybe let's start...
Curse of Robert Johnson
The iconic bluesman is one of the most famous who lived in XX century — Robert Leroy Johnson known for his curse almost as much as for his music! Legend has it that Johnson traded his soul for glory when he met the Devil himself at a crossroads on the outskirts of some unknown southern city... Actually, if this was true, this story explains the mysterious death of a musician at the age 27 years…
Many were sure that the song "Crossroads" cursed and allegedly the curse was passed on to all those artists who recorded it for their albums ... Perhaps this is just a coincidence, but it is worth recalling that Lynyrd Skynyrd, and The Allman Brothers really experienced tragedy. BUT Eric Claptonwho recorded this song as Cream, and solo, lost his son as a result of a fall from a window ...
Legendary "Club 27"
So-called "Club 27" is a kind of club of musicians who flared up brightly, but left too soon. It was created after death in 60s and 70s real geniuses of the music scene, such as Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and others...
By the way: the first to enter this club Brian Jones, guitar player Rolling Stonesfound dead in his pool in 1969 year. He was followed by a virtuoso guitarist Jimi Hendrix, and a month later and amazing Janis Joplin… It is curious, but even with the advent of the new millennium, the list of members of the "27 Club" continues to grow: a striking example is Amy Winehousewho passed away in 2011 at the age of 27…
Fleetwood Mac and the Guitarist's Curse
During their career, the group Fleetwood Mac changed a lot of guitarists... Perhaps this is not so much a curse as an inevitability, but it all started with the fact that the guitarist Peter Green - who, in fact, founded the group - left Fleetwood Mac due to his mental health. He was soon followed by a slide guitarist Jerry Spencer. But the story does not end there, but takes a really unexpected turn ...
In 1972 the then guitarist Danny Kirwan began to behave strangely during the concert on the eve of their tour, smashing his head against the wall, and then taunting the group from the audience ... He later died after serious problems related to mental illness. Many years later, in 2012, guitarist Bob Weston suffered a fatal aneurysm, and later that same year, guitarist Bob Welch committed suicide after receiving the news that he would never be able to walk again...
The day the music died
Date February 3, 1959 commonly referred to as the day the music died. It was on that fateful day Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and Big Bopper died in a plane crash: it happened during the tour Winter Dance Party… But this day, subsequently, became known for its curse.
"The Curse of Buddy Holly" began with the fact that many musicians and ordinary people who knew Holly suffered an untimely death shortly after the death of the musician himself ... So, for example, Ronnie Smith - the vocalist who was hired to replace Holly on the tour - after the last performance, he ended up in a psychiatric clinic, where he committed suicide ...
"Curse of the White Lighter"
This, rather, is not so much a curse as a series of coincidences. However, the legend deserves attention ... For many years, a common myth that says: anyone who uses a white lighter is damned. What does this have to do with music? The most immediate!
Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison were found with a white lighter...
Curse of Led Zeppelin
The rumor that allegedly three members of the cult group Led Zeppelin - namely Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Bonham - made a deal with the Devil for fame, and since then their lives have been cursed, appeared a long time ago ...
However: when the group was at its peak, Robert Plant and his family were involved in a serious car accident that left Plant unable to walk unaided for some time. Later, his 6-year-old son died from an unidentified stomach virus… As for Page, at some point, the addiction literally consumed him! John Bonham died in September 1980 ...
John Lennon and the number 9
Seems, number 9 haunted John Lennon throughout his life… A musician was born October 9, 1940 of the year in Liverpool, and spent his childhood in the house number 9. The group was accidentally discovered November 9, 1961. The Beatles played on The Ed Sullivan Show February 9, 1964. Lennon met Yoko Ono February 9, 1964. And yes: his youngest son Sean born too October 9. Of course, it all sounds good, but at some point the myth starts to take a darker turn...
The Beatles broke up after spending nine years together, and, unfortunately, Lennon was killed December 8, 1980. But in Liverpoolwhere he was born, it was already 9th December…
Curse of the ninth symphony
For many years, the world of classical music has been dominated by something known as "The Curse of the Ninth Symphony". This is, by and large, a superstition that began with Beethoven: the bottom line is that every composer who wrote the 9th symphony dies shortly after that ...
glass harmonica
The glass harmonica is a rare musical instrument created Benjamin Franklin in 1761. It has a recognizable, haunting sound that has been compared to "rubbing a finger on the rim of a glass".
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By the way: in the 18th century there were strange rumors that the use of the instrument drove both musicians and their listeners crazy ...
