We had to do an icons spread, so I choose to do 'tragic icons.' My theme was Glam Rock Chick: The Dark Side. So basically trying to show the other side of the rock and roll lifestyle behinde the glamour and behinde all that eye makeup. What a party girl looks like when the party's over.
Tragic: very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
Icon: One who is the object of great attention and devotion; an idol
A tragic icon has to be hugely talented/beautiful and absolutely adored by all but at the same time extremely insecure, depressed and highly addicted to drugs and/or alchohol. It's very important to have the talent and adoration bit because other wise you are just a crack head right? But an addict with a talent and a pretty face? That's the makings of something special. People are darkly obsessed with tradegy and a star with a sad story will always get extra fame points. Here are some of the most famous tragic icons:
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| Marilyn Monroe: actress, model and sex symbol perfectly portrays both glamour and tragedy |
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| Kurt Cobain: Nirvana's front man, poster child for 90s grunge and tragic depressive and heroin addict |
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| Jimi Hendrix: eccentric fashionista and performer, widely considered the greatest electric guitarist of all time |
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| Edie Sedgwick: one of Andy Warhol's beautiful 'superstars' 'it' girl with a lot of problems Iconic, beautiful, talented and adored and not one lived past the age of 40. |
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