John Entwistle on cocaine at time of death
ByJul 25, 2002 10:00 PM
A coroner has determined that John Entwistle, bassist for legendary British rock band The Who, died of a heart attack caused by cocaine use, according to published reports.
A coroner has determined that John Entwistle, bassist for legendary British rock band The Who, died of a heart attack caused by cocaine use, according to published reports.
Clark County coroner Ron Flud told the Associated Press that Entwistle’s heart attack was induced by the “significant amount of cocaine” that was in his system. Flud has ruled the death accidental, and said that it was not an overdose.
Entwistle was found dead in his room at Las Vegas’ Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on June 27, the day before The Who was scheduled to kick off a U.S. tour. Surviving band-founders Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey went forward with the outing after canceling the tour’s first two dates, and are currently on the road.
Townshend and Daltrey are the band’s only surviving original members. Founding drummer Keith Moon died of a drug overdose in 1976.