8 Eerie Final Interviews Dead Celebs Gave
John Lennon absolutely did not want to be a "dead hero". And yet...
Looking over famous figure's last words is an endlessly interesting exercise, because a person's last words can say a lot about the life that person lived.
For example, grammarian Dominique Bouhours telling his loved ones "I am about to -- or am going to -- die; either expression is correct" shows that some retain their sense of humor even in their dying hour. Or Irish nationalist Robert Childers telling the firing squad to "Take a step forward lads, it'll be easier that way" shows that some men can never be completely cremated because their balls of steel simply won't combust.
But some last words aren't so much humorous or badass as they are spine-tinglingly eerie. Like famed prophet Nostradamus telling his secretary "You will not find me alive at sunrise" the night before he died.
Certain famous people seem to know something special about themselves and the world around them in their final days. Some will eulogize their lives without realizing it, while others accurately prophecize important events in the world.
Granted, it's easy to search for meaning in the final moments of someone's life and strain to find something profound in their last words, especially when that person is famous. But it's difficult to deny the underlying eeriness in some of these celebrities' final interviews.
8. Joan Rivers
Joan Rivers was one of the most important figures in comedy for women. She broke down barriers of all varieties, proving that not only could women be just as funny as men, but they could be just as dirty when it was called for.
As an octogenarian with a penchant for brutal honesty, Joan Rivers wasn't going to BS anybody about her life expectancy, least of all a reporter for Style Magazine. So it should come as no surprise that in her final interview, Rivers was open to plainly discussing death.
What's a little eerie, however, is how appropriately weary she was of her own Grim Reaper, which would come in the form of a botched surgery on her vocal cords. Rivers jokingly talked about how much she hounded any potential anesthesiologists before they operated on her, asking them "Who are you and when did you have your last glass of wine?"
A mere 12 hours or so later, Rivers stopped breathing during her surgery and would never wake back up.
Adding to the eeriness, Rivers also talked about preparing her daughter, Melissa, for the eventuality of her death, warning her that "It's coming" and "It's inevitable."