25th June 2009, 6:48 PM
It's too bad, but the guy was in bad shape (not talking physically here), and this was going to happen eventually. From the standpoint of how the world views you, this guy would probably have been better off dying around 3-4 years after his peak, when people wouldn't have cared as much about him anymore and at the same time would still miss him and mourn him and put him up with other unfortunate celebrities who died too young, way before his time, whenever those conversations come up.
Makes you sort of wonder how fucked up some of the celebrities who did die young would have been (or revealed themselves to be, rather) had they lived a fuller life. James Dean caught in lingerie with pictures taken by a former secret boyfriend? River Phoenix found with a kiddie porn stash? (he might have pooled his resources with Jeffrey Jones) Monroe was already kind of sloppy when she passed on, but at least she didn't go the Britney Spears or Joan Rivers route.
Makes you sort of wonder how fucked up some of the celebrities who did die young would have been (or revealed themselves to be, rather) had they lived a fuller life. James Dean caught in lingerie with pictures taken by a former secret boyfriend? River Phoenix found with a kiddie porn stash? (he might have pooled his resources with Jeffrey Jones) Monroe was already kind of sloppy when she passed on, but at least she didn't go the Britney Spears or Joan Rivers route.