Kurt Cobain's art to receive touring exhibition

| PTI | Jan 24, 2017, 15:05 IST

Legendary musician Kurt Cobain's artworks will get a touring exhi... Read More

Legendary musician Kurt Cobain's artworks will get a touring exhibition that would exclusively feature his creations.

Jeff Jampol, who runs a private company that specializes in managing the estates of deceased famous

musicians

including Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane and Otis Redding, has been working with Courtney Love and Frances Bean Cobain to make the exhibition a success, reported

Entertainment Weekly

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"He's got some amazing canvases that a lot of the world has never seen or even heard of. A lot of people approach these legacies as vultures winging around this decomposing body looking for little islands of still-pink flesh they can consume."

"I take the opposite approach. I believe in reanimating the body, and then all the revenue streams will come with it," Jampol said. Cobain died in 1994 at the age of 27.

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Mysterious 27 Club

27 Club refers to popular musicians who passed away at the age of 27, often as a result of reckless lifestyle induced by stress, drugs and alcohol abuse. Let's take a look at rockers who died at the age of 27!
Amy Winehouse: English singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse's personal failures ran parallel to her professional success. After going through violent mood swings, heavy drinking binges and traumatic weight loss, she passed away by alcohol intoxication on July 23, 2011.

Jim Morrison: Iconic American singer-songwriter and the legendary front man of The Doors, Jim Morrison died of his alcohol addiction and alleged heroin overdose on July 3, 1971.

Jimi Hendrix: Guitar god Jimi Hendrix, who is considered as the most influential electric guitarist in the history of rock and roll and the man behind hits like Hey Joe, Purple Haze and Voodoo Child, died from barbiturate-related asphyxia at the age of twenty seven on September 18, 1970.

Janis Joplin: American singer-songwriter Janis Joplin, who belonged to the psychedelic-acid rock, died of a heroin overdose on October 04, 1970.

Brian Jones: Multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones was the original leader of Rolling Stones, who passed away by drowning in a swimming pool at his home in Cotchford Farm, Hartfield, East Sussex on July 3, 1969.

Ron McKernan: Ron McKernan, the founding member of the Grateful Dead was a heavy drinker and was diagnosed with liver damages in the 70s. He died from gastrointestinal haemorrhage on March 8, 1973.

Pete Ham: Welsh singer, songwriter and guitarist was the lead of 70s rock outfit Badfinger. During the 70s, Badfinger was embroiled in managerial problems that ultimately led to the band’s closure. With absolutely no income, a desperate Ham hanged himself at the age of 27 on April 24, 1975.

Gary Thain: Uriah Heep bassist Gary Thain died of a respiratory failure included by drug overdose on December 8, 1975.

Kristen Pfaff: Hole bassist Kristen Pfaff died of an acute opiate intoxication on June 16, 1994.

Mia Zapata: Mia Zapata was the lead singer of Seattle based punk band The Gits. Mia Zapata was beaten, raped and smothered to death on July 7, 1993.

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