Hoffman's death a reminder to value skill of great artists in life It is why his death, apparently in the grip of drug addiction, is so sad. However. … When someone is robbed of us so young – think James Dean, Kurt Cobain, now Hoffman, we allow the tragedy to perhaps give us a somewhat skewed view of their talent. Read more on Yorkshire Post Miley Cyrus: I'm proud because I quit smoking cigarettes While Miley downplayed the incident, her father (singer Billy Ray Cyrus) expressed concern that Miley could end up like the tragic stars Michael Jackson, Kurt Cobain and Anna Nicole Smith, all of whom suffered years of drug addiction and died young. Read more on Examiner.com Read more... ...