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(#6) The “Gloomy Sunday” Curse
Can a song be so sad and depressing that it encourages people to end their lives? The song in question is by Hungarians Rezs Seress and Ladislas Javor, and it was written about Seress's girlfriend who took her own life. When it was released in 1933, authorities reported a rise in people taking their lives and promptly banned it from being played nationwide. It was also recorded by Paul Robeson and Billie Holiday in 1941. Each time it was released, it was held responsible for an uptick of untimely passings.
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(#5) White Lighter Curse
Hey guys, if you have a white lighter in your pocket you should probably throw it out right now. Or give it to an enemy. A common myth says that anyone who uses a white lighter is cursed... possibly to [the end]. "But what does this have to do with music?" Well... did we mention that Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Jim Morrison were all found with a white lighter on them when they passed? You guys better start buying stock in green lighters or something.
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(#8) Jelly Roll Morton
New Orleans jazz musician, Jelly Roll Morton (aka Ferdinand La Menthe) was said to be under a curse placed upon him by his own godmother, who sold his soul to Satan. Uhhh...thanks Grandma? His career flourished in the 20s, but one day he discovered a mysterious powder sprinkled around his office and his career began to flounder. He was so convinced it was due to the curse that he sought out a voodoo woman who told him to burn all of his clothing. He did, and the curse appeared to lift, as his fortune and reputation returned.
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(#14) Dead Man's Curve
When Jan & Dean recorded Dead Man's Curve in 1964, were they calling out to the universe and asking to be made immortal? Or were they just singing a weird pop song about a curve near the Bel-Air Estates north of UCLA's Drake Stadium that felled a bunch of people? Whatever the reason, they were almost claimed by the Dead Man's Curve Curse in 1966 when Jan ran his stingray off the road, nearly ending his life.
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(#11) Devil's Trill Sonata
Allegedly, composer Giuseppe Tartini dreamt that the devil appeared to him and made a pact for his soul. Immediately after waking, he grabbed his violin and tried in vain to recreate the music he heard in his dream, which became Violin Sonata in G minor. For the rest of his life, he believed that sonata to be the best song he'd ever composed. Still, some orchestral players believe that song to be cursed.
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(#3) Fleetwood Mac's Guitarist Curse
Fleetwood Mac has been through so many guitarists that this is less of a curse as it is an inevitability. Thee group founded by guitarist Peter Green who left the band to deal with his mental health. Then, slide guitarist Jerry Spencer left soon after.
In 1972, then-guitarist Danny Kirwan started acting bizarrely during a gig on the eve of their tour, smashing his head on a wall and then taunting the band from the audience; he later passed after extensive issues with his mental illness. Recently, guitarist Bob Weston suffered a fatal aneurysm in 2012, and later that same year guitarist Bob Welch ended his life after receiving news that he would never walk again.
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The music industry is filled with myths and legends. Those who don’t know much about the inner workings of the industry often think that being a famous singer or musician involves some type of curses. There are a few curses associated with the music industry, some musicians have passed away due to tragic circumstances when they were all around the same age.
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