Has any famous persons death affected you more than it should?

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I still struggle with David Bowie dying when he did , he had just brought out a new album and thought all was well . He and Pink Floyd were my childhood music .
Also Freddy Mercury, just feel so sad that such a talented and versatile man died too young when now people with aids live long happy lives .
People I have never met but feel so much sadness that they have gone .

I saw the thread title and was coming to post, david bowie, i still have trouble believing he is dead.

James Bulger.

There are two that have affected me in recent years. George Michael and Victoria Wood. Both heroes of mine, and both gone far too soon.

I still feel sad listening to or watching either of them.

Rik Mayall.

I get an overwhelming sadness when I remember he died.

Paul Newman. My mum had just died and they had the same blue eyes.

Oh same OP. Can't get my head around Bowie, and remember crying buckets when Freddie Mercury died

Sorry. Just noticed the title said "famous" people.

Rio Ferdinand's wife, leaving her children so young.

David Bowie and Robin Williams.

Leonard Cohen. I'm not really the right demographic for him but I've been listening to him since I was thirteen and his work got me through a lot of really shitty times. He had so much talent

Prince.

Still really struggle with accidentally hearing his music, had to walk out of a bar to make a pretendy phone call recently when Purple Rain came on. It makes me feel really silly though.

Robin Williams.

I’m a hard nosed old crone but I sobbed when the news came through he had died.

But did David Bowie think all was well? He had liver cancer. Wasn't it just that we didn't know he was ill?

That was a terrible year, wasn't it? I can't believe the number of famous people who died then.

Prince's death knocked me sideways. Quite unusual for me to cry over a celebrity but I did when I heard the news.

Leonard Nimoy. I’ve had a massive crush on Mr Spock for the past 50 years, and was really sad when the actor, who had portrayed him so brilliantly, died.

George Michael

Alan Rickman

Freddie. I still haven't got over his death.

Bowie and Carrie Fisher. I still get a bit teary when I see pictures of Carrie (and cried while watching the new Star Wars films).

@Samcro so glad I'm not alone , thought he would live forever.
Don't know why but his death has made more of an impact on me than any other . Such a clever talented man I love watching on YouTube him and Arcade fire , filmed a few years ago but Christ such great vocals and looked so handsome .RIP Starman

Weirdly, Micheal Jackson of all people. No idea why but it really hit me for about 24 hours. I didn’t even really like him that much!

Heath Ledger was a big one, properly sobbed at that.

Alan Rickman. 2016 was brutal

Bowie. I actually cried.
Still makes me sad when I hear him now tobthink that he is gone.
And George Michael too - he was such a lovely man.
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Alan Rickman. I cried buckets. I was a bit unbalanced at the time anyway and posted memes of him as Snape, with the caption "Always". I think my friends and family thought I was losing it

Alan Rickman. What an actor!

No one. I can’t cry for people I never ever knew.

Amy Winehouse and Steve Irwin, both really upset me .