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Rock gods like Kurt Cobain, Jimmi Hendrix, Buddy Holly, and now Michael Jackson may no longer be with us, but to millions of fans they live on, not only in their music, but in the fans' hearts. This almost fanatical devotion to music legends who died before their time has manifested itself into impromptu and official shrines all over the world.

Rock Shrines reveals the most important venues for anyone thinking of attempting a musical pilgrimage. Whether it's to Elvis' Graceland home in Memphis--where 30,000 fans gather every year to mark his death--or to a small tree in South West London--where T-Rex's lead singer, Marc Bolan, was killed in a car crash--readers can discover a place that means something special to them. Other sites of pilgrimage include Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch, in Santa Ynez, California, the infamous Chelsea Hotel in New York where Sid Vicious allegedly murdered his girlfriend, Nancy Spungen, and the hotel in Sydney, Australia where INXS lead singer, Michael Hutchence met his untimely demise.

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