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Two musical revolutionaries, Sly Stone and Brian Wilson, leave life's stage nearly simultaneously


Sometimes there are strange symmetries in death, as in life. The twin passings of Sly Stone and Brian Wilson this week brought that into sharp relief.

They burned bright, with art they created at their peaks that became more moving and meaningful with time, only to see their creative lights extinguished suddenly through mental health and addiction issues. They burned bright, with art they created at their peaks that became more moving and meaningful with time, only to see their creative lights extinguished suddenly through mental health and addiction issues. Periodic comeback attempts deepened a sense of bewilderment and pity.In a world where many musical icons died young, each enduredMusic is littered with stories of sudden, untimely and early deaths.

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