{"id":43185,"date":"2013-01-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/preaching\/sermon-illustrations\/last-words-of-famous-rock-stars\/"},"modified":"2013-01-07T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-01-07T00:00:00","slug":"last-words-of-famous-rock-stars","status":"publish","type":"sermon-illustrations","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/preaching\/sermon-illustrations\/last-words-of-famous-rock-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"Last Words of Famous Rock Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In his book, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Encyclopedia-Dead-Rock-Stars\/dp\/1613744781\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\"><em class=\"citation\">The Encyclopedia of Dead Rock Stars<\/em><\/a>, rock historian Jeremy Simmonds writes, &quot;When the final moment [of life] does arrive, even the most articulate [musicians] can struggle to find the right words.&quot; Simmonds lists the following last words of famous contemporary musicians:<\/p>\n\n<p>Amy Winehouse, the British singer who died in 2011, tweeted her last words: &quot;Oinka Oinka Oinka why you awake.&quot;<\/p>\n\n<p>Terry Kath, the Chicago guitarist who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, said: &quot;Don&#39;t worry&mdash;it&#39;s not loaded, see?&quot;<\/p>\n\n<p>Michael Jackson: &quot;I&#39;d like to have some milk. 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