Celebs Who Predicted Their Own Demise

Tupac Shakur

Image Source/ Encyclopaedia BritannicaTupac not only sang about how his death would occur in a song that was released only a few months before his passing ("I been shot and murdered, can tell you how it happened word for word..."), but he also unintentionally foresaw it in a 1994 interview. The answer he gave when asked where he would be in 15 years was, "Best case? in a graveyard."

Bob Marley

Image Source/ British GQUnverified rumours claim that Bob Marley was evasive about his demise and told some people specifics. One of these friends asserts that Marley foresaw his death at the same age as Jesus, which was 36. Two months after turning 36, on May 11, 1981, Marley passed away from brain and lung cancer brought on by a melanoma on his big toe.

John Lennon

Image Source/ The GuardianJohn Lennon released "Borrowed Time" as a result of a near death incident. Shortly after, he was shot and killed in front of his New York apartment by a gunman on December 8, 1980. Living on borrowed time, without a care for tomorrow, is one of the song's lyrics.

Kurt Cobain

Image Source/ The New YorkerKurt Cobain reportedly foresaw his own death when he was just 14 years old, 13 years before he joined the "27 club." He told a classmate that he would become rich and renowned as a rock musician and that, like Jimi Hendrix, he would pass away in a flash of brilliance. Hendrix didn't leave on that note, and Cobain's suicide on April 5, 1994, wasn't exactly a glorious death.

Jimi Hendrix

Image Source/ BiographyHendrix released "Ballad of Jimi" in 1965, before the rest of the world was aware of his existence. The song's lyrics foretold his death date. Hendrix was discovered dead in a London hotel room on September 18, 1970, almost exactly five years to the month after this recording. The cause of death was asphyxiation due to a drug overdose.

Martin Luther King

Image Source/ The New York TimesDr Martin Luther King gave his famous last speech the night before he was assassinated in 1968. In his speech, King tempted fate by saying:

“Like anybody. I would like to live a long life … But I’m not concerned about that now. I just want to do God’s will. I’ve seen the promised land. I may not get there with you.”

Abraham Lincoln

Image Source/ TIME for KidsThree days before Abraham Lincoln's death, he dreamt of a coffin in the White House guarded by a Union soldier. He approached and asked "Who is dead in the White House?" and was replied to with "The President. He was killed by an assassin." After telling a friend shortly after, he was killed by an assassin's bullet.

Biggie Smalls

Image Source/ MixmagBiggie Smalls, or Christopher Wallace, rapped about dying young and made future predictions about it. Smalls wrote songs about dying like most musicians do, and in 1994 he released one called "Suicidal Thoughts," in which he used more than a few expletives to declare that "death was calling him."

Jackie Wilson

Image Source/ BlackpastJackie Wilson performed Lonely Teardrops on Good Ol' Rock and Roll Revue, on September 25, 1975. As he sang the line, "My lonely heart is crying," he grasped his chest and fell to the ground, having suffered a severe heart attack. He persisted for a while before succumbing to complications on January 21, 1984.

Ernest Hemingway

Image Source/ The ForwardErnest's father Clarence became a victim of suicide when experienced heart problems, diabetes, financial loss, and possibly even insanity in 1928. Ernest wrote that he felt like hell about it but also admitted that he'll "probably go the same way." Ernest, who was insane and in poor condition, carried out his prophecy on July 2, 1961.

Mark Twain

Image Source/ NPRMark Twain was born on 30th November 1835, which so happened to be the same day that Halley's comet past by earth, a phenomenon that occurs every 75 years. He spoke about how he came in with the comet, and they might just go out together. A year later, he died of a heart attack the day after Halley's comet passed earth.

Buddy Holly

Image Source/ UDiscover MusicBuddy Holly and his wife Maria were both shared the same nightmare in 1959r. Although varying, they both dreamt of a farm, an aeroplane, panic, and Holly abandoning Maria. When he left on a tour to raise money a few weeks later, bad weather forced him to charter a flight that crashed shortly after take off in an Iowa cornfield, killing him instantly.

Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes

Image Source/ Atlanta JournalLisa Lopes, beloved member of TLC, witnessed a car accident that killed a young boy called Bayron Lopez. She believed that the uncanniness of their surnames was a sign that a spirit meant for her to die instead. Only a few weeks later she lost control of her vehicle and died.

Aaliyah

Image Source/ PitchforkR&B genius Aaliyah sadly passed away after her flight to the Bahamas crashed. A month before her death, she spoke about a recurring dream to a German newspaper:

"Someone is following me. I don't know why. I'm scared. Then suddenly I lift off. Far away. How do I feel? As if I am swimming in the air. Free. Weightless. Nobody can reach me. Nobody can touch me. It's a wonderful feeling."

Jim Morrison

Image Source/ Rolling StoneRock icon Jimi Hendrix passed away on September 18, 1970. Morrison's longtime friend Janis Joplin passed away on October 4. The "27 Club" came into being. Days later, it was said that Morrison made the remark, "You're drinking with number three," when out with pals in Los Angeles. You're right, that's number three. Less than nine months later, Morrison would overdose on drugs in Paris and die.

James Hellwig

Image Source/ Review St LouisEvery man's heart beats its final beat, The Ultimate Warrior stated in a memorable speech he gave at his induction to the WWE Hall of Fame. The Ultimate Warrior passed away from a severe heart attack less than three days later, without any prior notice or sign that he was having health issues.

Pete Maravich

Image Source/ NBA.comI don't want to play for 10 years and then pass away from a heart attack at 40, Maravich reportedly remarked in a 1974 interview for the Beaver County Times in Pennsylvania. Well, the first portion was already accurate, and on January 5, 1988, Maravich passed away from a heart attack while taking part in a pickup game, six months into his 40th year.

James Dean

Image Source/ Motor Sport MagazineNine days before he crashed his Porsche 550 Spyder on Route 46 in California. Prior to him crashing his, Porsche 550 Spyder on Route 46 in California, actor James Dean claimed in an interview that he knew racing was risky, but encouraged people to take it easy on the highway... "the life you save may be mine."

Ronnie Van Zant

Image Source/ FOX 29Ronnie Van Zant, the lead singer of Lynyrd Skynyrd, has previously said he would "die with [his] boots on" and "wouldn't survive to see 30." As he passed away less than three months before turning 30, Van Zandt would demonstrate that his predictions were accurate.

Marc Bolan

Image Source/ This Day in MusicBolan never bothered to get his driver's licence because he was frightened of passing away too soon, despite the fact that he owned many cars and frequently sung about them. Bolan, 29, was a passenger in a nimble Mini 1275GT on the evening of September 16, 1977. After leaving "Morton's Drinking Club and Restaurant" in London, he was returning home when Gloria Jones, his girlfriend, ran off the road and ran into a fence post.

Frank Pastore

Image Source/ Daily MailCincinnati Reds pitcher Frank Pastore told his listeners on The Frank Pastore Show that if idiots continued to cross into his lane with no blinkers, he'd end up spread all over interstate 210. Well, merely hours later, a Hyundai Sonata drifted into his land and Pastore died from the injuries.

Warren Zevon

Image Source/ The Fat Angel SingsWarren Zevon, rock icon, suffered from latrophobia, which is a fear of visiting the doctor. When Zevon had a persistent cough, his dentist advised him to consult a doctor. He received a mesothelioma diagnosis in 2002, which was unexpected given that the condition is linked to asbestos exposure, something he mentions in his 1987 hit "The Factory."

Mikey Welsh

Image Source/ NMEBass guitarist Mikey Welsh shared a dream he had on Twitter on September 26 2011 about how he dreamt he'd died in Chicago and must write his will. Welsh was discovered dead on the floor of a Chicago hotel room on the evening of Weezer's Riot Show on October 9, 2011, seemingly from a heart attack brought on by a drug overdose.

Ritchie Valens

Image Source/ Encyclopaedia BritannicaRitchie Valens was scared of flying, and rightly so. When Valens was on tour in Iowa, he won a coin toss and was given a seat in a small plane that was taking off into a winter storm. On February 3, 1959, the plane he was travelling in alongside Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper crashed into the frozen ground a short while later.

W. T. Stead

Image Source/ Encyclopaedia BritannicaIn a story he wrote in 1886, Stead describes an ocean liner colliding with another ship; as a result of a deficiency in lifeboats, many people perish. By pure chance, Stead happened to be on board the RMS Titanic in 1912, when it collided with an iceberg. Because there were no lifeboats available, Stead perished in the chilly water.

Arnold Schoenberg

Image Source/ The British LibraryAustrian composer Schoenberg, had triskaidekaphobia, the fear of 13. He was convinced that since he was born on September 13th he would pass away on the 13th of some month. He dreaded turning 76 since an astrologer had forewarned him that the number (7 + 6 = 13) was a bad omen. Schoenberg developed depression, and on July 13, 1951, he spent the entire day in bed sick, passing out 15 minutes before midnight.

Rasputin

Image Source/ HistoryExtraRasputin could sense his passing and he wrote a letter to the Tsarina predicting his death by New Year's and the Russian Romanovs' demise within two years. Rasputin was poisoned, drowned, and shot three times two days before the new year of 1917. A year and a half later, the Romanov family as a whole was murdered.

Abraham de Moivre

Image Source/ Famous MathematiciansMathematician Abraham de Moivre suffered with hypersomnia, a condition where he couldn't sleep. As he recovered, Moivre noticed sleep duration increase by roughly 15 minutes each night. He predicted that he would eventually sleep nonstop, which was November 27, 1754, and that's exactly what happened.

Proof

Image Source/ Hip Hop WikiRapper Proof also forewarned his fate in the lyrics of this song. In the track 40 Oz. he sings the lyric "I'm in the club to beef, you gotta murder me there." Eventually, he succumbed to his prediction when a fight broke out at the CCC club in Detroit, seeing gun shots take Proof's life.

Dolla

Image Source/ XXL MagRapper Dolla was among the artists that sang themselves to their own grizzly demise. In his song Georgia Nights, Dolla predicted that he'd pass the same way his father did, by gun. Before the album ever got released, he was shot several times and killed.