to clarify:
marc bolan's inclusion in my first post was simply to illustrate by comparison an example of musical tedium (my opinion), who has now
"ceased to be" (fact).
eastmidswhizzkid wrote:
as for johnny....less talent than motley crue...and only slightly less tedious (though equally as extinct) as marc sodding bolan
it was never intended to infer his inclusion in the 27 club, or imply that his
"falling off the perch" was anywhere near as glamorous or interestingly "rock'n'roll" as hedonistic self-destruction...
in my next post i merely expanded to being derogatory about the fans of prematurely
"demised" rock stars , harping on endlessly about their
"bereft-of-life" heroes as if their
"running down the curtain and joining the choir invisible" were something more Messianic , like artistic sacrifices rather than acts born of human banality. Either way, this serves to keep their music bright and shiny, and unsullied by the fading popularity that increasingly weaker material/sordid revelations/adverts for butter that longevity could easily provide.
i didn't say t-rex weren't successful back then -quite the opposite in fact- but in the same way as gary glitter would be being spoken of in glowing terms of 70's credibility if he'd
"kicked the bucket" before he made membership of his gang open to the under-16's, would mr bolan have remained an idol of the over-forties if he'd failed to
"shuffle off this mortal coil", lost his looks in a hairspray/cigarette accident and embarrassed himself on a reality show by getting caught wanking-off a parrot?
) to Marc in ANY way!!! (otherwise I would be member in a T.Rex - forum rather then being here with you fellows. 
) But...throwing Bolan in one melting pot with those typical "rockstar victim/tragic hero/ club 27 - kind of people" didn't seem right to me at all. 
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