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  • Yes anyone who dies tragically at a young age will usually be stuck in that moment forever.. look at anna nicole, her life wasnt going anywhere, no shes a legend. Kurt and Janis were both very talented, so its not hard to think they would still be around and respected today..
  • I think you're right. There are a lot of people who were, imnsho, as talented as Janis Joplin or Kurt Cobain (though I'd have to argue that Mr. Cobain wasn't as great as he's said to be) at one point in their career, but then started going downhill so we don't care. Mick Jagger, Michael Stipe, etc. Also it's part of the "live fast, die young" mythology of rock.
  • It certainly adds a level of mystique. I don't think Cobain was all that talented but some like Joplin and Morrison had real talent and would have been popular for years. Elvis death at a relatively young age has certainly added to his legacy. Another who I think was talented and would have been a star for a long time was Patsy Cline.
  • Janis Joplin,Jim Morrison,Jimi Hendrix.all stars ahead of their time.Curt Cobain was talented but i dont think he was on the level of the others. Guitarists still marvel at the mastery of Hendrix who took a right handed guitar,strung it upside down and played it lefthanded.
  • No, because Elvis Presley and Jim Morrison are both regarded as legends as well, and they both died as fat obnoxious slobs, well past their peaks.
  • Cobain was excellent, Joplin was mediocre. Regardless the death of both skyrocketed their appeal for some reason.
  • I find some legendary for they were ,especially Janis,on the cutting edge of music.They could have carried on their music like Eric Claptan and others and still be popular.It is hard to say for they never had the chance
  • how the hell was janis mediocre, you're an idiot!! Kurt Cobain was garbage...verbal diahrrea he called lyrics, horrible singing, horrible guitar player, bored with his craft. Janis was and is a legend--Her voice, passion- she was like a shaman of music, her persona was powerful, she was vibrant, incredibly intelligent---you are dead wrong, and don't give me that subjective opinion bullshit!!!
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