Death
Bangs died in New York City on April 30, 1982, of an accidental overdose of Darvon, Valium, and Nyquil. He is reported to have been listening to The Human League's album Dare at the time of his death.
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Famous quotes containing the word death:
“I don’t know much about death and the sorriest lesson I’ve learned is that words, my most trusted guardians against chaos, offer small comfort in the face of anyone’s dying.”
—Alison Hawthorne Deming (b. 1946)
“Death destroys a man: the idea of Death saves him.”
—E.M. (Edward Morgan)
“Now if thou wouldst, when all have given him over,
From death to life thou mightst him yet recover.”
—Michael Drayton (1563–1631)