Hey guys here I have written a very weird article that may blow your mind. Since the very recent death of Amy Winehouse and stories regarding her induction to the 27 club or tragic 27 club, there are dozens of many mysterious news that are surfacing on the internet. Now what is 27 club? I hope that all of the visitors might know that what is history behind this 27 club theory? Well it is not some club or place, but it is a list of those renowned musicians who died at the age of 27. This is reason why it is named 27 club. The history of the 27 club dates back to 1938 and all the members of this club are musicians and all of them died at the age of 27. Although there are currently 48 musicians who are the members of 27 club but the list has been divided in to two groups. First list consist of six musicians who were world famous and hugely popular and second list includes 42 singers who are less popular. Now there are many strange and mysterious stories that are attached to this cursed 27 club, so let’s see the 10 mysterious facts about the 27 club which has generated many unanswered questions.
All the 6 artist who are the current member if 27 club were addicted to the drugs and alcohol at the time of their deaths and although Amy Winehouse’s cause of death is not yet disclosed but she was also heavily addicted to these banned substance.
Kurt Cobain, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix all had white lighters in possession when their bodies were discovered except Brian Jones who died in a pol drowning accident.
Apart from these 6 worlds famous musicians there are 42 other notable, but less known musicians who died at the age of 27.
Many people around the world believes that it is a curse that can take any famous musicians life as long as he is of 27 years old. Although a large number of people thinks that it is just superstitions but this phenomena has feared many musicians around the world.
Around 2 years ago, before the death of Amy Winehouse, when no one would have imagined that she will eventually become the member of tragic 27 club, an unnamed woman who refused to disclose her identity claimed that all of these musicians were involved in Satanism, that they all signed a contract with the Devil in order to gain fame, wealth and skills. She also claimed that she was the high priestess and she herself is familiar with these types of activities.
The 27 club phenomena became insanely popular when 4 notable and famous musicians Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison died within 2 years span of time and then this phenomena was hugely influenced in the music industry as many other musicians who were either of 27 years age or soon to be started fearing that this is curse and maybe they are next. The death of these 4 notable singers involving many resemblances like they all were addicted to drugs and alcohol, the mystery white lighter theory and other things did became the mysterious series of deaths in the world. These were the point which was felt by many people around the world.
Many writers and historians claim that all of these singers except Amy Winehouse who is a very fresh member of the 27 club, has revised this line atleast once in their lifetime which quotes “The music is reversible but Time is not”. This is also one of the mysterious facts related to the tragic 27 club.
A renowned biographer wrote “The number of musicians who passed away at 27 is truly remarkable by any standard. Humans die regularly at all ages, [but] there is a statistical spike for musicians who die at 27.” He is not saying that there is something supernatural involved in this case but he still has made a point that there is something mysterious.
Although lot of less renowned musicians died from 1971 to 1994 at the age of 27 and it seems like that this curse was broken and over, but when Kurt Cobain died at the age of 27 in 1994, once again the point of worry began in the music industry and many extreme believers claimed that this curse is back again on the famous musicians, but after 17 years world famous singer and songwriter Amy WInehouse became the victim of this deadly curse.
Robert Johnston who died in 1938 is officially considered the founder member of 27 club. There is a very popular legend regarding his popularity that he was the first man who signed a deal with the devil. According to the legend he was instructed to go to crossroad near Dockery Plantations in Mississippi. He met a large black man who is believed to be the Devil, took his guitar and tuned it and played few songs and then returned the guitar to Robert, from that point he became the master of that instrument. The deal was made by the Devil that he will give him all the fame and popularity and in return he will take his soul. Robert Johnston did become a famous musician but he died in 1938 at the age of 27. Then many people around the world started believing that Robert Johnston was the one who was the first victim of this curse and then later same thing happened to all the musician, they sold their soul to the Devil in exchange of fame and wealth.