Following is a comprehensive list of the celebrated figures we've lost in 2021 ... so far.
Each name is followed by the deceased figure's age at the time of death, birth and death dates, a description and a link to the original obit.
Who did I miss?
Read 'em and weep ...
ABOVE: Still hard to believe Clarence Clemons died so long ago. Ten years already.
ABOVE: No, this doesn't make you look — gulp — fat.
I want that sign! (Image via Instagram)
ABOVE: Yes. Every day.
Clearly, songbird Taylor Dayne has been reading her social media feed in the aftermath of her decision to play Mar-A-Lago maskless on New Year's Eve, and she might be sweating how the reaction will affect her career.
I don't think every public figure has to be public about how they vote, but I also don't admire fence sitters. Of the countless wonderful things about famous apolitical singer Dolly Parton, one of them is not her unwillingness to choose a side. (I recall Dolly saying Trump and Hillary were both crazy.) However, if you're going to go the Dolly route, then part of being apolitical is never agreeing to appear in a politicized setting ... and singing at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago on the New Year's Eve he's attempting to steal an election, maskless during a pandemic, definitely falls into that category.
P.S. The way I feel is sexual after reading artist Amber's response to Dayne:
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UPDATE: Taylor Dayne's cringeworthy response. I guess she can't afford a publicist.
FURTHER UPDATE: Terri Nunn's much better response, though it's sad that pleading ignorance is the least offensive way out of this.
Welp, that's that.
Berlin has an orchestral album coming, but don't buy it — they played Mar-A-Lago's superspreader event on New Year's Eve. As a bonus, Terri Nunn is blocking fans on social media who bring it up.
She wants to have “No More Words” about contributing to COVID-19's desire to “Take My Breath Away.”
ABOVE: David Ortega, still the best on IG.
