Keith Moon
Died at 32 (September 7, 1978)
Who drummer Keith Moon was known for his odd, frequently self-destructive behavior. He’d even been known to pass out during performances.
On September 6, 1978, he dined with Paul and Linda McCartney. This is the last known photo of him, taken at the dinner. Keith died of an overdose of clomethiazole tablets overnight.
Moon was a notorious trickster. From Rolling Stone: “One of Moon’s favorite recurring pranks was to disrupt small British villages by blaring bogus public service announcements from a passing car. Though he occasionally used a police bullhorn for these occasions, he also had his own cars rigged up with hidden amplifiers and speakers, which allowed him to keep his windows rolled up while scaring the locals with bulletins about such nonexistent dangers as impending tidal waves or advancing throngs of poisonous snakes.”
