While Johnny Thunders was drowning in the drugs, alcohol, and unhealthy relationships that came along with his rockstar status, The Replacements were prophesizing his inevitable demise. Johnny’s Gonna Die, the first track off the B side of The Replacements’ 1981 debut album, Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash, foretold the heartbreaking death of former New York Doll and Heartbreaker. “Johnny always takes more than he needs. Knows a couple chords, knows a couple leads. Johnny always needs more than he takes. Forgets a couple of chords, forgets a couple of breaks.” The leather-clad star, dressed in furs and high heels, was known for his mysteriously dangerous stage presence. His typically quiet demeanor was easily masked by the drag, the drugs and the rock and roll. Thunders’ drug a...
