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Mickey Finn of T. Rex, ~1972

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Finn died in 2003 at age 55, from liver damage due to a longtime heroin addiction.

It's frequently said that when Marc Bolan hired Mickey Finn (to replace Steve Peregrine Took), that he chose him for his good looks and not his musical abilities.