rocks Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 In the song, "Shooting Star" by Bad Company- Does anybody know if this song was written about a real person (or just a made up story)? I'm just curious- who is Johnny- "Johnny was a school boy when he heard his first Beatles song/Love Me Do I think it was and it didn't take long." Is Johnny a real person? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 Rocks, this is from the main page on Songfacts.. This tells the story of young boy who grows up to be a Rock Star, but he succumbs to Rock And Roll excess and dies of a drug overdose. According to Bad Company lead singer Paul Rodgers, the song is a warning. He wrote it about the casualties of the music business; people like Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin as well as others who didn't make it. (thanks, Mike - Mountlake Terrace, WA) Rogers may have drawn inspiration from his former Free band mate, late guitarist Paul Kossoff, who died of a heroin overdose. (thanks, zach - syracuse, NY) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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