What happens when you die on the same day as John Lennon? Artists whose death was overshadowed by another

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What happens when you die on the same day as John Lennon? Artists whose death was overshadowed by another

In the universe of rock fans — a place where the things that matter are being authentic, knowing more songs than anyone else, being more of a purist, and boasting about knowing a band from its beginnings, since “before they became commercial” — few events stir up the hornet’s nest more than the death of a great star. There’s the type who exaggerates his closeness to the deceased and overacts his sadness; then we have the type who claims to have …