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Must See Art: The Smoking Series By Michael Houghton

Primarily known as a designer of custom clothing for Rock Stars, Michael Houghton has taken his love of All Things Rock into the fine art world with a series of works on canvas known simply as “The Smoking Series.” Featuring large scale canvases (36” x 36”) adorned with appropriated, iconic images of Rock legends such as Jimmy Page, Mick Jagger, David Bowie, The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix, you’ll notice that each has one thing in common: a smoldering cigarette. Whether perched between pouting lips or dangling from fingertips, everybody’s got one.
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Steve Marriott Provides Us With Yet Another Reason Why Smoking is Icky and Gross

Smoking Kills


On this Day, April 20th in 1991: Steve Marriott, singer / guitarist for The Small Faces and Humble Pie died in a fire at his home in Arksden, UK caused by falling asleep while smoking a cigarette in bed. He was 44 years old.