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 lyrics, 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 amaze 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 several articles, I’ve come up with several theories to help explain it.
“I’d try a lot of things because I knew I’d die soon”, “Now Jimi’s gone, he’s not alone/His memory lives on”, “Five years, this he said/He’s not gone, he’s just 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 up his own drunken vomit. Many believed that he predicted his own death, and from the above lines I am inclined to do the same, which provided one aspect of my theory of why we immortalized them, Artist who predicted his death.
From John Lennon, Bob Marley, David Bowie, Kurt Cobain, and Tupac Shakur, everyone somehow predicted his death through lyrics or might have hinted at it during interviews. With an almost prescient accuracy of his untimely demise, fans were baffled creating conspiracy theories explaining such premonitions. With no explanations or rational reasons, the fans refused to let them rest in peace as they continually searched for rational explanations.
Thus immortalizing such artists refusing to let them fade away, searching for answers to explain how they could have somehow predicted their own death and revering them as they try to decipher such mysteries.
At the age of 14, he released his critically acclaimed album, Age Is Just 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 her nickname Aaliyah her, accomplished such a feat while still a teenager, not to mention her roles in various blockbusters like Romeo Must Die.
Just as 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 his system. pilot. Her passing shocked the whole world as fans of her had not had enough of her exceptional talent, they were not done with her and she still had more to offer.
So, we’re providing another Gone Artist Too Soon skin, where we immortalize those artists by refusing to let them rest in peace, because their disappearance came too soon and suddenly to give fans no time to understand the situation.
Or it can be something psychological or innate; since they occupy 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 the reason you have or think, no one denies the fact that their 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 their memory alive.