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frinkprof · 08-07-2011, 09:57 PM

I think it's important when dealing with this topic to differentiate between skill and volume of work. Some artists/athletes/public figures may not have produced much work before they died young but were undeniably talented, whereas some produced a lot before they died young but weren't overly talented.

Not an exhaustive list but:

Overrated: JFK (in the context of American Presidents and/or political figures), Kurt Cobain (and I definitely like Nirvana's body of work), Notorious BIG, River Phoenix

Legitimately tragic loss of talent: Buddy Holly, Tupac Shakur, John Lennon, Janis Joplin, Cliff Burton

08-07-2011, 09:57 PM	#6
frinkprof First Line Centre Join Date: Dec 2009 Exp:	I think it's important when dealing with this topic to differentiate between skill and volume of work. Some artists/athletes/public figures may not have produced much work before they died young but were undeniably talented, whereas some produced a lot before they died young but weren't overly talented. Not an exhaustive list but: Overrated: JFK (in the context of American Presidents and/or political figures), Kurt Cobain (and I definitely like Nirvana's body of work), Notorious BIG, River Phoenix Legitimately tragic loss of talent: Buddy Holly, Tupac Shakur, John Lennon, Janis Joplin, Cliff Burton Last edited by frinkprof; 08-07-2011 at 09:59 PM.