27: A History of the 27 Club through the Lives of Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain, and Amy Winehouse

More than 180 interviews conducted by the author shed new light on previously undiscovered connections between the ill-fated members of the infamous “27 Club”

In 27, Howard Sounes examines the popular myth of the “27 Club,” that ubiquitous notion that our most iconic musicians die at that young age, whether from drugs and alcohol, misadventure, suicide, or even murder. Sounes not only tells their stories but also, and more importantly, finds the connections—surprising as well as eerie—between them.

More than forty well-known musicians have died at the age of 27. Although this book focuses on only the most iconic, all forty stories are discussed in an ambitious narrative that cuts across decades, players, and genres, exposing the surprising similarities between these music legends and their often dark and tortured stories.