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In 1994 Kurt Cobain<\/a>, front man of the grunge<\/a> band Nirvana<\/a>, died by suicide<\/a> at age 27. After his death Cobain\u2019s grieving mother told the Associated Press<\/a>, \u201cNow he\u2019s gone and joined that stupid club.\u201d The \u201cclub\u201d she was referring to is the 27 Club<\/strong>, so called because of the tragic roster of musicians who died when they were 27. Although there have been many recording artists who died even younger\u2014Ritchie Valens<\/a> at 17, Sid Vicious<\/a> at 21, Tupac Shakur<\/a> at 25, and Gram Parsons<\/a> and Mac Miller<\/a> at 26\u2014urban legend<\/a> has it that 27 is an especially deadly age for musicians<\/a>. Sadly, Cobain wasn\u2019t the last rocker to succumb<\/a> at that age, and the myth<\/a> of the 27 Club persists. The following is a list of notable members of the 27 Club.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n