“Super Freak”
Rick James, a musician who was best known for his recording of “Super Freak†was found dead in his home on August 6th. He was a crack cocaine devotee who once identified himself as an “icon of drug use and eroticism.†By age 56, had had already survived a stroke, had a pacemaker, and suffered from diabetes.
Because he had not recently seen a doctor, an autopsy was performed. The coroner’s report noted that nine drugs were found in his system, including cocaine, methamphetamine, Valium and Vicodin. Presumably because the amounts of the drug found were not, in themselves or in combination, life-threatening, the coroner’s report listed cause of death as a heart attack and ruled the death “accidental.â€
Super Freak? Super Stupid Sad.
