In his famed suicide note, Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain quoted the defiant cry of Neil Young's "Hey, Hey, My My (Into the Black)" writing "it's better to burn out than to fade away." This program presents a series of nonfiction and docudrama films which challenge the romantic notion of dying young. These films examine the complicated lives of pop and rock stars who each left a unique and indelible imprint on their fans and loved ones before their untimely deaths. Some achieved fame and fortune and some were just on the verge, but as these portraits reveal, they each offered much more than a dramatic curtain call.