# Pop Stars that have passed recently **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 28, 2016, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-stars-that-have-passed-recently/758575 "2016-06-28T01:15:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![andrewrandhawa7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f04885/32.png) [@andrewrandhawa7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrewrandhawa7)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-stars-that-have-passed-recently/758575/1 "2016-06-28T01:15:41Z")
I was wondering if anybody had any thoughts on some recent pop stars passing away. These include Prince, Muhammad Ali, and even Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston:smack:. These were influential idols in our history and now they are gone. 😕What is your say on this and what did they mean to us and how did they impact us?! Any thoughts are welcome. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-stars-that-have-passed-recently/758575/2 "2016-06-28T02:17:11Z")
Michael Jackson has been dead for seven years; Whitney Houston for four years. I don’t really get what you’re asking. Death isn’t a new invention and the influential people of any generation have all eventually died. Everyone dies. Time marches on. New idols and influences emerge. And so it goes. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-stars-that-have-passed-recently/758575/3 "2016-06-28T04:39:37Z")
They were alive :), and now they’re not :(. We were happy :), and now we’re sad :(. What more is there to say 😕? ---
**Author:** ![andrewrandhawa7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f04885/32.png) [@andrewrandhawa7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrewrandhawa7)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-stars-that-have-passed-recently/758575/4 "2016-06-28T06:23:15Z")
be creative is all im saying. something you can not eventually do! ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-stars-that-have-passed-recently/758575/5 "2016-06-28T06:47:54Z")
Oh, I’ll eventually get creative, I assure you. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-stars-that-have-passed-recently/758575/6 "2016-06-28T07:38:54Z")
> [@Eliahna](#): > > Michael Jackson has been dead for seven years Wow, it doesn’t feel like that long. > [@panache45](#): > > They were alive :), and now they’re not :(. We were happy :), and now we’re sad :(. What more is there to say 😕? Nice. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-stars-that-have-passed-recently/758575/7 "2016-06-28T10:26:42Z")
> [@andrewrandhawa7](#): > > I was wondering if anybody had any thoughts on some recent pop stars passing away. These include Prince, Muhammad Ali, and even Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston:smack:. These were influential idols in our history and now they are gone. 😕What is your say on this and what did they mean to us and how did they impact us?! Any thoughts are welcome. 🙂 His poetry aside, could Ali really be characterized as a “pop star?” ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-stars-that-have-passed-recently/758575/8 "2016-06-28T10:35:53Z")
I’m tempted to report this thread for forum change, to “Mindless, Pointless . . . .” ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-stars-that-have-passed-recently/758575/9 "2016-06-28T11:19:07Z")
I’m still here, and the works of those who have gone before me are still available for contemplation, enjoyment and inspiration. Although my list of personages is very different than yours. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-stars-that-have-passed-recently/758575/10 "2016-06-28T11:46:52Z")
I haven’t even gotten over John Lennon’s death yet. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-stars-that-have-passed-recently/758575/11 "2016-06-28T12:50:17Z")
I’m still mourning van Gogh. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-stars-that-have-passed-recently/758575/12 "2016-06-28T13:02:17Z")
Search the forums. You’ll find threads for nearly every pop star and other celebrity who has passed. There are far too many to mention in just one thread. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-stars-that-have-passed-recently/758575/13 "2016-06-28T14:20:09Z")
Pop stars are getting older, particularly the ones from the 1960’s. Old people die. ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-stars-that-have-passed-recently/758575/14 "2016-06-28T14:33:07Z")
[QUOTE=andrewrandhawa7] Any thoughts are welcome. [/QUOTE] > [@andrewrandhawa7](#): > > be creative is all im saying. something you can not eventually do! I welcome your thoughts on our creative processes. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-stars-that-have-passed-recently/758575/15 "2016-06-28T19:57:38Z")
I’m waiting for a few more to die before I comment. Beiber, I’m lookin’ at you. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2016, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-stars-that-have-passed-recently/758575/16 "2016-06-29T07:47:16Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > I’m waiting for a few more to die before I comment. Beiber, I’m lookin’ at you. He’s like 12, so you’re gonna be waiting a long time. Unless he pulls an Amy Winehouse. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2016, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-stars-that-have-passed-recently/758575/17 "2016-06-29T08:42:06Z")
> [@andrewrandhawa7](#): > > be creative is all im saying. something you can not eventually do! Wat? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2016, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-stars-that-have-passed-recently/758575/18 "2016-06-29T11:19:44Z")
Is it me or does sound like a homework assignment?