Being the physician of a rock star can’t be easy. According to UCLA Heath, “VIP syndrome is the tendency of some physicians to provide special privileges to a patient because of their status or wealth.” Celebrity Doctors know that if they don’t prescribe whatever their patient wants, they will just hire another doctor who will play ball. Here is a list of blank musicians who were allegedly suspected of foul play.
Michael Jackson (1958-2009) The king of pop was permanently dethroned by Dr. Conrad Murphy, who served two years out of a four year sentence for prescribing propofol as a sleep aid, leading to Jackson’s cardiac arrest.
Prince (1958-2016) Proving that a black musician seeing a doctor is as dangerous as a white one flying in a single engine plane, Prince Nelson Rogers died as a result of an illegal Fentanyl prescription from Dr. Michael Schulenberg. The artist formally known as living’s family sued Dr. Michael Schulenberg who allegedly prescribed fentanyl and failed to treat his addiction and won a settlement.
Keith Moon (1946-1978) No one was shocked when Who drummer Keith Moon “The Loon” died of a drug overdose after going out to see the Vincent Price movie “The Abominable Dr. Phibes.” But no one expected the substance in question to be a prescription drug to help Moon quit drinking, Heminevrin. Dr. Geoffrey Dymond gave Moon a bottle of the pills, usually reserved for inpatients at hospitals, with the instructions to take one whenever Keith wanted a drink. Moon misunderstood, and since he wanted thirty two drinks that night, he took thirty two pills that killed him.
Chris Cornell (1964-2017) The Soundgarden vocalist’s family also settled out of court, accusing Dr. Robert Koblin of recklessly prescribing lorazepam, leading to the singer’s suicide. Conspracy theorists also claim that Cornell’s suicide was faked and he was murdered along with Chester Bennington for exposing child trafficking.
Glen Fry (1948-2016) Cindy Fry filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Mount Sinai Hospital and Dr. Steven Itzkowitz in New York for failing to treat his ulcerative colitis and pneumonia.
Elvis Presley (1935-1977) Poor Elvis didn’t even know he was a coke fiend. His doctor, George C. Nichopoulos told him the liquid cocaine that he swabbed up his nose was “nerve medication.” I’m sure it worked for his nerves. The king died on his porcelain throne from an enlarged heart from prescription drug abuse and poor overall health.
Clarence Clemons (1942-2011) The E Street band’s saxophonist’s family sued Robert J. Jacobson, David W. Dodson, and Keith Meyer for taking him off blood thinners before his carpal tunnel surgery, leading to his fatal stroke.
Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827) The classical composer’s liver cirrhosis was hastened by large amounts of lead in his medications and wine until he was done, done, done, doooooone.
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