Neil Young had to be thinking of all the rock musicians who died at age 27 when he wrote that song:
Jimi Hendrix
Janis Joplin
Brian Jones
Jim Morrison
Ron Pigpen Mc Kernan
Alan Wilson
Pete Ham
Dave Alexander
Gary Thain
That marked me. It obviously marked him too. Somehow he didn't follow up on those lyrics and is still kicking. Me too.