Is it crazy to cry if your favorite singer dies?

[vishna]

Well guys, what do you think?

I was watching the Lotus Flower video by Radiohead. And I've been getting emotional because I really wish I could see them on tour but New York is really far away. And then I started thinking, if Thom Yorke died, I would be devastated, he helps create the music touches me.

Have you ever cried when your favorite singer died? (not poll question)

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Thanks for the answers :)

[Paris13]

No, @vishna, but I shed a Huge Tear, dear, when Nancy Regan had her Funeral televised nearly a week ago.
I have Never ever Cried at anyone's wake nor funeral, but this time around, I cried like a baby because it suddenly Hit Home that the Ones I have Loved and are Lost Now Somehow, I will Never see them nor touch them again, Not even the ones who were a Friend to the End.
Good luck and Go ahead and Cry your lungs out. xx

[Paris13]

The Selena movie always touches my heart, for she was too young to die and didn't deserve to Go that way. xx

[Paris13]

Thank you, sweetie, for the Vote of Confidence and you cry whenever your heart tells you to, it is good to get it all out. xxoo

[Anonymous]

Not crazy at all. I cried like a baby when i heard Glenn Frey died :(

[Nerdvana]

No I have never cried when a singer has died but when the news came on MTV that Kurt Cobain had shot himself I was extremely extremely shocked and sad I was talking to a girlfriend on the phone at the time and we were both watching MTV when I can't remember If it was Kurt loder or Tabitha Soren announced that Kurt Cobain had been found with a shot to his head

[vishna]

Considering how violent that is, yea, I would be really shocked too.

[MimTcgraw]

Courtney Love had him murdered! Because Kurt was about to divorce the slut and she would have lost millions! Watch "Soaked in Bleach" on Netflix

[MimTcgraw]

Music is life for most people. Think about it for a second... You listen to music in your car, on the way to work, you listen to it when you feel good, you listen to it when you feel bad... You need it when you really feel bad... And you feel it the most when you see the best musician in your life perform live in front of you!! don't you?

[vishna]

Are you an artist?

[MimTcgraw]

We are all artists! Just that some are not heard

[Prof_Don]

I didn't necessarily cry, but I did have an overwhelming sadness when Guru of GangStarr died. He's was one of my top 5 favorite rappers of all time. 😢

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Guru is on the left, DJ Premier aka "Premo " is on the right.

[madhatters4]

not crazy... i definitely cried a little when George Harrison died and then again more recently when David Bowie died

I imagine if and when Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney, Ringo Star, etc die i'll be emotional

[BlackSatanicDeath]

No... just no...

[madhatters4]

@BlackSatanicDeath no just no about what?

[Anonymous]

Well not a singer... but I gotta admit I cried when Eddie Guerrero died... although I was just 14 by then... now I don't think I'd cry I believe I'm old enough for it... still I feel shocked every time I hear a celebrity dies suddenly...

[vishna]

I remember him from wrestling, yeah, that sucked. It it kinda crazy when famous people suddenly die.

[chrisbigman]

Yes, especially if you've never met them in person. You don't really know them, so I'm not sure how/why you would get so upset. Granted, you can be sad when anyone dies. But unless it's someone you've met and are close to, the only reaction you should have is sadness - no crying.

[Phoenix98]

Lol a little bit, all of my favorite artists are already dead though.

[MimTcgraw]

mine too brother! Sad world

[Phoenix98]

@MimTcgraw Yup it indeed.

[MimTcgraw]

I can't believe no has mentioned the most tragic death of all: Former Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell Abbott gunned down onstage by a fan right in front of his brother the drummer! Brutal

[Phoenix98]

@MimTcgraw Ah man that's horrible why would someone do such a thing I'll never know.

[MimTcgraw]

Lost his mind because Pantera broke up and he blamed the wrong guy!

[Phoenix98]

@MimTcgraw Wow that's crazy shooting someone for such a stupid reason, crazy.

[MimTcgraw]

sadly innocents also died with him

[MimTcgraw]

Darrell Lance Abbott (August 20, 1966 – December 8, 2004), also known as Diamond Darrell and Dimebag Darrell

[MimTcgraw]

google this dude no matter what genre of music you like. He was a Legend

[Phoenix98]

@MimTcgraw I will.

[OrdinaryGentleman]

Hmm All that remains Philip Labonte, if he died i prob would

[vishna]

Metalcore, that sounds so intense o. O

[OrdinaryGentleman]

its not like screamo... thank god, but heavy rock or hollywood undead are my favorite music and bands

[vishna]

I've heard of all of these but never listened. Obs they're great if you like them.

[OrdinaryGentleman]

Yes you have, i made you listen to a Hollywood Undead song

[vishna]

You did, I'm bad at remembering band names though. Would you cry if a painter/non musician died?

[OrdinaryGentleman]

Well when robin williams died i was very sad, same thing with george carlin and chris kyle

[vishna]

Ah, yea when Williams died it was quite sad. I know who Chris Kyle is, but only heard about him after he died. And with George Carlin, I really wish I was into him more.

[OrdinaryGentleman]

Even though george carlin was crass reading one of his books on Nelson mandela and a few other qualms with society was pretty eye opening, with very interesting view points.
Chris Kyle I was actually really sad about, because after reading his book i wanted to meet him, then in early 2013 he died. Though He didn't coin the ideology of war not being black and white but simply grey It was incredibly disappointing when everyone was losing their shit after the movie came out, acting like they suddenly knew the entire story; like they knew war. FOX, CNN, MSNBC, ABC all came out with pitchforks looking to crucify an already dead man. And that governor Jesse Ventura who decided to sue the widow for defamation won the case... and he wonders why (being a seal himself) he was ousted from the military community lol no honor.

[OrdinaryGentleman]

But i mean i look back on it as a guy who had to do, even if we as a country were over there for the wrong reasons. Even though i may not agree with the context, i look to him as an individual i want to strive to be like. You know... the whole protect family and friends type of individual... the one who can be strong and lead in a storm of confusion. Thanks for reading :)

[vishna]

So I should get into him :3

Yea, with Chris Kyle I read a People magazine report on him, they had a few controversial quotes by him regarding war and killing. He came back alive. War is something I won't/don't want to touch with a 49 1/2 foot pole. You mister are brave.

[OrdinaryGentleman]

Very much you should, ill see if I have a copy and then send it to that email if you still have it
Mmmm yeah, but if you quote a lot of vets over there it can't be all flowers and candy

[OrdinaryGentleman]

Annnd
Oh People Magazine, their credibility in a nutshell is Nill, but Im not gonna deny those quotes they are prob true.

[vishna]

The interview has with his wife too though. It wasn't totally bad, haha. Promise. Do it :) send it

[pervertedjester]

I was only devastated when George Carlin and Robin Williams died. But no crying just anger.

[llorando]

Not weird at all, I never had a favorite singer died while I was living, but I do get sad that Orbison is dead and I'll never get to see him sing in person.

[MimTcgraw]

I used to hear Roy sing like an Angel through my childhood when my dad played him on his stereo! Dude amazed me! There is sill no one like him

[vishna]

@llorando right, it's the fact of the missed opportunity :/

[GiftShop]

I cried when Freddie Mercury died last year.
Tragic

[Toad-1]

umm he died in 1991 lol

[Toad-1]

I think you mean David Bowie?

[vishna]

lol @Toad-1 someone else said that too. I think I'm too old to understand or never saw that crazy internet hoax.

[GiftShop]

@Toad-1
Lol, no 100% a joke. I was just trolling on Vishnas question.

[TheWorldEndsWithYou]

Good thing I seen Radiohead a couple of years back

[vishna]

jealous...*cries*

[TheWorldEndsWithYou]

You'll see them soon, I'm sure ☺️

[Walls_and_Doors]

That's completely normal.

[vishna]

Thank you, have you ever cried about something like this?

[Walls_and_Doors]

Yes.

[Walls_and_Doors]

Though, my artist actually died, not just hypothetically died.

[vishna]

Which artist?

[Anonymous]

Yeah that's crazy if you've never even met them or spoken to them

[vishna]

I was afraid it might be crazy for that exact reason. It's kind of odd to cry about a person you have no formal relationship with.

[Luv2BRealExotic13]

No. I cried when Aaliyah died. Gawd I'm old.

[vishna]

Oh yea, I remember that. It was so sad.

[MimTcgraw]

you think 22 is old? I Watched at least 4 of mine die! and much more have died recently (I'm 35)

[Maxemeister]

I cried when Freddie Mercury died, yeah.

[vishna]

lol, you were a crying gleam in your father's eye.

[MimTcgraw]

"Mama OhooohOO" Yeah

[MimTcgraw]

Haha yeah dude must have cried when he heard the song for the first time last year! Still cool I cry too every time I hear "Bohemian Rhapsody" Even before Mercury died and even before I knew that song was about AIDS

[Maxemeister]

@MimTcgraw I cried about Freddie Mercury before I had even heard about Freddie Mercury's existence. :'(

[MoonlitSonata]

When Bob Dylan dies I will sob like a little girl.

[Doffydood]

A bit, yeah.