Do music artists share the same characteristics of Poe?

Edgar Allan Poe was an American poet, short story writer, and one of the best known critics of all time. Many people know him for his writings such as Annabell Lee, The Fall of the House of Usher, and A Tell-Tale Heart. Poe’s thrilling tales examining the depths of the human mind earned him much fame during his lifetime and after his death. http://www.online-literature.com/poe/ Everyone also knows him for inspiring other authors, but not many people know that he also inspired music artists.


One of the artists that Poe has inspired is Eminem. In his lyrics he is somewhat similar to Poe because he explains his life experiences in a wild and deranged way. http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/top-ten-artists-influenced-by-edgar-allan-poe/9255931Edgar's poems have encouraged Eminem to write creative lyrics in a way that explains his life and major points in his life that made him the way that he is today. For example, Eminem's "97 Bonnie & Clyde" can be compared to Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado" because they both portray the image of revenge and murder.

Below is Eminem's "97 Bonnie & Clyde. If you listen to the lyrics he explains the events that have happened during his life just like Poe did in his poems.

Someone else that Poe inspired and could compare to are the Beatles. Yes; even the Beatles were inspired by Poe's work. U could tell that they were inspired by him because he is on their album cover of the famous album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." He is in the top middle on the album cover which is dispalayed at the top of the paragraph. They also showed that they were inspired by Poe because they used his name in their song "I am the Walrus." The famous line states, "Man you should have seen them kicking Edgar Allan Poe." http://www.houseofusher.net/songs.html

Below is the song "I am the Walrus" with the lyrics also. If you fast forward to the 3:04 mark you can see where it shows the famous line with Poe's name in it.