Shannon Hoon's Death

Born (Birthday) September 26, 1967

Death Date October 21, 1995

Age of Death 28 years

Cause of Death Drug Overdose

Profession Rock Singer

The rock singer Shannon Hoon died at the age of 28. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

Lead singer of the rock group Blind Melon whose career was cut short by a drug overdose. He has also collaborated with groups like Guns N’ Roses.

He had a daughter named Nico Blue with his longtime girlfriend, Lisa Crouse.

Quotes

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“I’ll close my eyes really, really tight and make you all go away.” (Shannon Hoon)

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“We’ve seen a lot of people self-destruct because of a small taste of success.” (Shannon Hoon)

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“I know that sounds selfish, but you have to look at what it’s doing to you personally – are you frustrated because of the way people perceive you, or are you happy enough about the things you’ve realized about yourself that you can tolerate the way people perceive you?” (Shannon Hoon)

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“Keep on dreaming boy, cause when you stop dreamin’ it’s time to die.” (Shannon Hoon)

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“There’s no leader of this band, and there never will be. That’s the key. You can’t control how the public perceives you-people see rock’n’roll bands as the guitar player and the singer.” (Shannon Hoon)

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