If they hadn't died would they have had as many sales or credibility as if they'd lived and continued making music? Or did their death hugely boost sales and line the pockets of their band mates / record label? Kurt Cobain, Eaze-E, Ian Curtis, Johnny Thunders, Richey Edwards, Hillel Slovak, Amy Winehouse, Michael Jackson, Tupac Shakur, Cliff Burton, Karen Carpenter, Stiv Bators, Sid Vicious, Eva Cassidy, Elliott Smith, Dimebag Darrell, Nikki Sudden, Frank Navetta, John Bonham, Bon Scott, John Lennon, Bob Marley, Nick Drake, Jim Morrison.