12 Famous Stars Who Died Due to an Overdose

2. Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix
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Guitar-lord and songwriter Jimi Hendrix is one of the most celebrated instrumentalists of the 20th century, even though his career spanned just four years. He was found dead in 1970 due to barbiturate intoxication, just one year after he was acquitted for the possession of heroin. He was aged 27.