Have you ever cried over a celebrity or complete strangers death, why?

[not_that_guy05@lemmy.world]

No never but I know when Jackie Chan passes away I'm going to be really hurt.

Man was my hero growing up with his movies and doing his own stunts.

[weevilfriend@lemmy.world]

Seconded for this. I actually bonded with my partner over our intense idolization of Steve Irwin as kids lol

[hotdogthud@lemmy.world]

Adam Yauch.

Was sad for weeks and took me years to even listen to Beastie Boys again without getting weepy. Here was a guy that was a standard issue kid, making obnoxious music for laughs and fun, that showed the world how to really grow up and mature. We were supposed to get a couple more decades of his creativity and unstoppable kindness before it got taken from us.

I will forever miss MCA

[andrewta@lemmy.world]

Actual cry? No.

But very close. Robin Williams

[snoons@lemmy.ca]

Iain M. Banks too. ;-; Hydrogen Sonata was so good, and I remember seeing if there was another one in the works but turned out, no. Never will be...

[embed_me@programming.dev]

So I started to listen to the Beatles in the 2010s without really knowing anything about them. After I was through most of their discography I read that Lennon was assassinated, and my heart sank.

Yer blues is my go-to song when I'm really down

[cb900f_bodhi@lemmynsfw.com]

Anthony Bourdain. Still have a hard time watching his shows. Haven't yet watched the last season of Parts Unknown

[rhythmisaprancer@moist.catsweat.com]

This is one of mine. So glad I was able to see him perform! Very unexpected.

[curiousfur@lemmy.world]

Steve Irwin was my first, but Chris Cornell and Chester Bennington back to back definitely got me hard. I choked up when LP played numb with nobody at the mic during their remembrence concert

[xploit@lemmy.world]

Alan Turing, they did him him real fucking dirty for way too fucking long

[freedomadvocate@lemmy.net.au]

No, but the closest I've ever gotten to it was Steve Irwin. I had the pleasure of meeting him a few times and he was just the most genuine, caring guy you could ever meet. His entire being was dedicated to making the world a better place.

[sleepybear@lemmy.world]

Robin Williams and Steve Irwin hit me the hardest for sure

[chert@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

The two that come to mind are George Harrison and Tom Magliozzi.

[owlboi@lemm.ee]

A man only dies when he is forgotten.

Technoblade never dies.

[owlboi@lemm.ee]

even just remembering this makes me cry again without fail

[sangriaferret@sh.itjust.works]

David Bowie. He was such a cultural touchstone that influenced so much artistry on top of being a brilliant artist himself. I lived in New York City when he died and the stoop of his apartment turned into a makeshift memorial with countless people contributing objects that held significance to their relationship with him. I was so overwhelmed to see it that I cried.

[alexisfr@jlai.lu]

Totalbiscuit / John Bain. He died twice, physically in 2018 then most of his legacy in the following years.

[ivanafterall@lemmy.world]

Robin Williams, Norm Macdonald, and if David Attenborough ever dies, that's pretty much all the light gone out of my life.

[tikiporch@lemmy.world]

Chester Bennington made me sad.

[sp00kyb00k@lemmy.world]

Grant Imahara. I don't have to explain myself with this one.
He made me childhood and his absolute inventiveness, curiousity and enthousiasm just was so terrific.