Famous Suicide Notes

Celebrities and famous personalities seem to have it all- money, fame, respect, love and glory. Everyone wants to be them. However the truth is, behind the glamour and success lies painful tragedy, drug addiction, insecurity, depression and anxiety. Since they have to maintain the facade of their perfect life in front of the public and media, they often have no one to talk to and are not able to face their problems. These factors sometimes cause them to take their own lives and their last words have been immortalised through their suicide notes. Here are some famous last words by celebrities -

1. Hunter S. Thompson

"No More Games. No More Bombs. No More Walking. No More Fun. No More Swimming. 67. That is 17 years past 50. 17 more than I needed or wanted. Boring. I am always bitchy. No Fun – for anybody. 67. You are getting Greedy. Act your old age. Relax – This won't hurt."

Age: Dec. at 68 (1937-2005)
Profession: Journalist, Novelist, Author, Writer

Hunter S. Thompson left the note, titled "Football Season is Over," for his wife, Anita. He shot himself four days later at his home in Aspen, Colorado, after weeks of pain from a host of physical problems that included a broken leg and a hip replacement. The two were on the telephone at the time.

2. Virginia Woolf

Dearest,

I feel certain I am going mad again. I feel we can't go through another of those terrible times. And I shan't recover this time. I begin to hear voices, and I can't concentrate. So I am doing what seems the best thing to do. You have given me the greatest possible happiness. You have been in every way all that anyone could be. I don't think two people could have been happier till this terrible disease came. If anybody could have saved me it would have been you. I don't think two people could have been happier than we have been.

Age: Dec. at 59 (1882-1941)
Profession: Novelist, Author, Writer

Virginia Woolf wrote this poignant letter to her husband, Leonard. On March 28, 1941, Virginia Woolf, filled her overcoat pockets with rocks and walked into the River Ouse behind her house never to emerge alive.

3. George Sanders

" Dear World, I am leaving you because I am bored. I feel I have lived long enough. I am leaving you with your worries in this sweet cesspool - good luck."

Age: Died at 66 (1906-1972)
Profession: Singer-songwriter, Author, Actor, Composer

On April 25, 1972, at age 65, Sanders swallowed five bottles of Nembutal in a hotel room in Castelldefels, Spain, and took his final curtain.

4. Jon-Erik Hexum

"Lets see if this will do it."

Age: Dec. at 27 (1957-1984)
Profession: Model, Actor

Jon-Erik Hexum died from an accidental suicide as he shot himself with a blank-loaded pistol on the set of TV spy show "Cover Up." The concussion forced a chunk of his skull into his brain; he died six days later.

5. Vincent Van Gogh

La tristesse durera toujours."

Translation: "The sadness will last forever."

Age: Dec. at 37 (1853-1890)
Profession: Painter, Artist

In the early morning of 29 July 1890, in his room at the Auberge Ravoux in the village of Auvers-sur-Oise in northern France, Van Gogh shot himself in the stomach and died two days later.