![Prince: A week before his death, Prince made his final public appearance at a dance party. Knowing that news of his recent hospitalisation had broken, he briefly urged the crowd that he was OK. Less than a week later, he was found dead at his Paisley Park home.]()
Prince: A week before his death, Prince made his final public appearance at a dance party. Knowing that news of his recent hospitalisation had broken, he briefly urged the crowd that he was OK. Less than a week later, he was found dead at his Paisley Park home.
![Michael Jackson: The 'milk' he refers to is propofol, the powerful hospital anaesthetic on which Jackson overdosed]()
Michael Jackson: The 'milk' he refers to is propofol, the powerful hospital anaesthetic on which Jackson overdosed
![Tupac Shakur: After Shakur and Suge Knight were shot in a drive-by shooting, Knight turned to Shakur and asked if he was OK. Shakur underestimated his injuries, and died, while Knight - who was shot twice in the neck - survived.]()
Tupac Shakur: After Shakur and Suge Knight were shot in a drive-by shooting, Knight turned to Shakur and asked if he was OK. Shakur underestimated his injuries, and died, while Knight - who was shot twice in the neck - survived.
![Bing Crosby: A nice way to go, all things considered. Crosby finished a game of golf with friends, and died of a heart attack 20 yards from the club entrance.]()
Bing Crosby: A nice way to go, all things considered. Crosby finished a game of golf with friends, and died of a heart attack 20 yards from the club entrance.
![Marvin Gaye: Spoken to Gaye's mother shortly before his father shot him dead.]()
Marvin Gaye: Spoken to Gaye's mother shortly before his father shot him dead.
![Amy Winehouse: Written on Twitter shortly before the singer's death at the age of 27 from alcohol poisoning.]()
Amy Winehouse: Written on Twitter shortly before the singer's death at the age of 27 from alcohol poisoning.
![Elvis Presley: Presley, whose health had declined dramatically in the years before his death, died of a heart attack while in the bathroom]()
Elvis Presley: Presley, whose health had declined dramatically in the years before his death, died of a heart attack while in the bathroom
![Cozy Powell: The drummer was on the phone to his girlfriend as he hurriedly drove to her house, and crashed the car.]()
Cozy Powell: The drummer was on the phone to his girlfriend as he hurriedly drove to her house, and crashed the car.
![Jimi Hendrix: A voicemail left on Hendrix's manager's phone the night before Hendrix took a fatal overdose.]()
Jimi Hendrix: A voicemail left on Hendrix's manager's phone the night before Hendrix took a fatal overdose.
![Nirvana's Kurt Cobain: The final part of Cobain's suicide note.]()
Nirvana's Kurt Cobain: The final part of Cobain's suicide note.
![The Beatles' George Harrison: Spoken to his wife as he was dying of cancer.]()
The Beatles' George Harrison: Spoken to his wife as he was dying of cancer.
![Sam Cooke: Cooke was fatally shot by Bertha Franklin, the manager of the Hacienda Motel, after he reportedly broke into her office. The exact circumstance of the incident is still disputed to this day.]()
Sam Cooke: Cooke was fatally shot by Bertha Franklin, the manager of the Hacienda Motel, after he reportedly broke into her office. The exact circumstance of the incident is still disputed to this day.
![Chicago's Terry Kath: The guitarist was playing around with his guns in front of a friend, who suggested that he stop.]()
Chicago's Terry Kath: The guitarist was playing around with his guns in front of a friend, who suggested that he stop. "Don't worry, the clip's not even in it," he said, shortly before fatally shooting himself in the head.
![Barry White: Spoken to his nurse as his health rapidly declined]()
Barry White: Spoken to his nurse as his health rapidly declined
![The desire to hear the last words uttered by dying musicians - whether they knew they were about to die, or were still, as Bing Crosby was, blissfully unaware - in one borne largely from morbid curiosity. There's also something poignant, moving, and occasionally hopeful within the darkness though. Click ahead to see some of the last words from some of the biggest names in music.]()
The desire to hear the last words uttered by dying musicians - whether they knew they were about to die, or were still, as Bing Crosby was, blissfully unaware - in one borne largely from morbid curiosity. There's also something poignant, moving, and occasionally hopeful within the darkness though. Click ahead to see some of the last words from some of the biggest names in music.