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I think competitive public mourning is a thing unfortunately. Look at how ppl lost their shit when Diana died. Then when Bowie died too. I liked his music too but its not like he was my mate. Plus you know, his music is still here.
George Michael case in point - he was an average at best vocalist in the fucking pop band Wham for fucks sake - people, get a grip......
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tl;dr what Fyoosh said.
I'm inclined to agree (Diana totally baffled me). But each of us take different things away from famous peoples lives. Lots of folk out there derived real joy from his music. His fame and subsequent coming out (whether forced or not) may have also been inspiring to many at that point in time.
Patrick Swayze's death really shocked me for some odd reason. Each to his own basically.
As for Hugh Hefner I doubt the public are seriously morning his death, but he was undoubtedly an impressive person. A persons death causes reflection on their life, whether good or bad, and gives an opportunity to reflect on our own. It now looks like John Peel was probably a bit of a nonce, he was still a good DJ. I'll still dance to Ignition when if / it gets played mate's weddings and I probably still will when R Kelly is dead.
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I think competitive public mourning is a thing unfortunately. Look at how ppl lost their shit when Diana died. Then when Bowie died too. I liked his music too but its not like he was my mate. Plus you know, his music is still here.