Crash, Darby
From Astro-Databank
| Name |
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| Birthname | Jan Paul Beahm | ||||
| born on | 26 September 1958 at 23:00 (= 11:00 PM ) | ||||
| Place | Los Angeles CA, USA, 34n03, 118w14 | ||||
| Timezone | PDT h7w (is daylight saving time) | ||||
| Data source |
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| Astrology data |   03°38'   26°27 Asc. 24°43'
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Biography
American gay punk rocker, front man of the band 'The Germs' who committed suicide by heroin overdose on December 7, 1980 in Hollywood. He was 22.
Crash/Beahm was depicted by his band mates as an "embattled and confused soul who struggled with
drug use and his homosexuality." Despite his struggles, the musician was able to induce a cult-like adoration among his fans. He was featured in the film "Decline of Western Civilization 1, The (1980)" and his first solo album was recorded in 1979.
Events
- Death by Suicide 7 December 1980 (by heroin overdose, in Hollywood, age 22)
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1979 (first solo album)
Source Notes
Sy Scholfield provides data from birth certificate as reproduced in the biography "Lexicon Devil: The Fast Times and Short Life of Darby Crash and the Germs" by
Brendan Mullen, Don Bolles, and Adam Parfrey (Los Angeles: Feral, 2002), p. x.
Categories
- Diagnoses : Psychological : Abuse Drugs
- Passions : Sexuality : Homosexual male
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Vocalist/ Pop, Rock, etc. (punk rocker)
