Forever 27 Club: 5 Rock Stars Who Died At 27 (See Photos)

Also known as the Curse of 27 and Club 27, the Forever 27 Club is comprised of ecclectic and the world's most talented musicians who died at the age of 27 often as a result of alcohol abuse and drugs. However, the relation between the death and the age does not occur until the death of Kurt Cobain and the idea of Forever 27 Club was made.

There are various theories and speculations that surround the Curse of 27 about the causes of such early deaths and their connections. Charles R. Cross, Cobain and Hendrix's biographer writes, "The number of musicians who died at 27 is truly remarkable by any standard. [Although] humans die regularly at all ages, there is a statistical spike for musicians who died at 27."

So here are the world's 5 most influential mucisians who died at their prime and they are only 27.

Kurt Cobain - Nirvana

Born February 20, 1967 as Donald Cobain; Kurt is known as the lead singer, guitarist and primary songwriter of the famous grunge band Nirvana. After he broke out from rehab, Cobain's body was found on April 8, 1994 at his Lake Washington home by an electrician named Gary Smith. He was supposed to install a security system but found Kurt instead with blood coming out of his ear. He thought that the rock star was asleep until he saw the shotgun pointing at his chin and found a note addressed to Cobain's childhood imaginary friend "Boddah." Cobain died on April 4, 1994, a few days before his body was discovered.

Jim Morrison - The Doors

Born as James Douglas Morrison on December 8, 1943, Jim is a talented songwriter, singer and poet of the band "The Doors." He was found dead on July 3, 1971 in a Paris apartment bathtub by Pamela Courson, his long-term companion. Courson was the reason why Jim went to Paris on March 1971, months before his death due hemorrhage after snorting Courson's heroin.

Janis Joplin - Big Brother and the Holding Company

Born January 19, 1943, Janis Joplin is an ecclectic singer-songwriter who rose to stardom in the late 1960's with her number one hit song "Me and Bobby McGee." Known as the "The Queen of Psychedelic Soul," Janis was ranked number 28 by Rolling Stone on its list of the 100 Greatest Artist of all Time in 2008. She was found death on her hotel room on October 4, 1970 due heroin overdose and the combination of alcohol effects.

Jimi Hendrix - The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Born November 27, 1942, Jimi Hendrix is a legendary guitarist who rocked the world with his guitar skills and mesmerizing performance. September 18, 1970, Hendrix was declared dead due to asphyxia (he aspirated his own vomit) while intoxicated with barbiturates. According to Monika Danneman, the only witness to his final hour, that he took nine of her prescribed Vesparax sleeping tablets, 18 times the recommended dosage.

Brian Jones - Rolling Stones

Born February 28, 1942, Brian Jones is Rolling Stones' bandleader and a wide-ranging multi-instrumentalist. He died on July 3, 1969 when his montionless body was discovered at the bottom of his swimming pool at Cotchford Farm. His Swedish girlfriend, Anna Wohlin, was convinced that he still had a pulse when he was taken out of the pool. The coroner's final verdict was "death of misadventure", he noted that Jones liver and heart were heavily enlarged by drug and alcohol abuse.