At the Celebrity Centre International Annual Gala in Hollywood, held in August of this year, John Travolta gave an impromptu and to-the-point talk to those in attendance on the subject of drugs and artists.
A List of Loss
Sometimes we seem to lose track of just how many celebrities we’ve lost to substance abuse, whether actors or actresses, singers, musicians, writers, athletes, or any of those who grace our cultures and our lives with their extraordinary contributions through their chosen art-form.
Let’s take a look at the enormity of our loss, and even this is not at all a complete list of every artist gone, taking with them their yet unrealized creations, visions and dreams of the future for the world we all share. Here we go:
- Amy Winehouse, English singer and songwriter. Lost to alcohol.
- Anna Nicole Smith, American model and actress. Lost to prescription drugs.
- Andy Irons, surfer. Lost to a mixture of illegal and prescription drugs.
- Anthony Durante, professional wrestler. Lost to prescription drug overdose.
- Billie Holiday, American jazz singer and songwriter. Lost to alcohol.
- Brian Epstein, manager of The Beatles. Lost to prescription drug overdose.
- Brian Jones, Musician of the Rolling Stones. Lost to alcohol & drug intoxication resulting in drowning.
- Bruce Lee, Martial artist, film director and actor. Lost to prescription drug overdose.
- Chet Baker, singer, jazz musician and guitarist. Lost to illegal drugs.
- Chris Farley, comedian and actor. Lost to illegal drugs.
- Chris Mainwaring, Australian football player. Lost to illegal drugs.
- Christopher Bowman, American figure skater. Lost to a mix of alcohol, illegal and prescription drugs.
- Christopher W. Antley, Jockey and two-time Kentucky Derby winner. Lost to prescription drugs.
- Cory Monteith, actor. Lost to mixture of alcohol and illegal drug (heroin).
- Darrell Porter, American pro-baseball player. Lost to illegal drug (cocaine overdose).
- David Croudip, American football player for the Atlanta Falcons. Lost to illegal drugs.
- David Kennedy, the fourth son of Robert F. Kennedy. Lost to a mix of illegal & prescription drugs. (suspected murder)
- Elvis Presley, King of Rock & Roll. Lost to a mixture of illegal and prescription drugs.
- Freddie Prinze, actor. Lost to a suicide induced by a mixture of illegal and prescription drugs.
- Hank Williams, Sr., Country Music singer/songwriter. Lost to a mix of alcohol & illegal drugs.
- Heath Ledger, Australian actor. Lost to a prescription drug overdose.
- Ike Turner, Musician, songwriter and producer. Lost to illegal drugs.
- Jack Kerouac, author. Lost to alcohol.
- Janis Joplin, American singer. Lost to illegal drugs (heroin overdose).
- Jim Morrison of The Doors, poet, singer and songwriter. Lost to illegal drugs.
- Jimi Hendrix, legendary guitarist and songwriter. Lost to a mix of alcohol and prescription drugs.
- John Belushi, American comedian and actor. Lost to illegal drugs.
- Judy Garland, American actress and singer. Lost to prescription drug overdose.
- Keith Moon, drummer for The Who. Lost to prescription drug overdose.
- Kurt Cobain of Nirvana. Lost to a mix of illegal and prescription drugs.
- Marilyn Monroe. Lost to prescription drug overdose (barbiturates).
- Michael Jackson. Lost to prescription drugs.
- Richard Burton. Welsh-American actor. Lost to alcohol.
- River Phoenix, American actor. Lost to illegal drugs.
- Tommy Dorsey, American Jazz musician. Lost to prescription drug overdose.
- Truman Capote, American writer of “In Cold Blood” fame. Lost to alcohol.
- Whitney Houston. American singer and actress. Lost to illegal drugs.
What John Travolta Has to Say About our Artists
In the recent video, Travolta says that we have lost too many artists to drugs. The actor feels that he doesn’t want to lose any more artists. “It’s too much already.”
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