Dive right in! Like the weather, the Daily Star's FREE newsletter is a scorcherThe history of rock 'n' roll is littered with tales of infamy but one tragic statistic sticks out more than most.The so-called '27 Club' is the name given to the collection of stars whose light shone all too short with their lives ending at the age of 27.While it is undoubtedly just a spooky coincidence, that has not stopped many music fans coming up with their own theories.The idea first started when Doors singer Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, and Jimi Hendrix all died at the age of 27 between 1969 and 1971.It was thrust back into the limelight after Kurt Cobain's death in 1994.A scientific study in the British Medical Journal was even done on the topic in 2011.
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