River phonix!!!what did you fell when you knew about his death?!

River phonix!!!what did you fell when you knew about his death?

i'm apologize if the answer has grammatical errors...i'm italian.

I was very sad on hearing the news.
On October 31, 1993, Phoenix died at the age of 23 from an accidental drug overdose of heroin and cocaine (speedball) outside the Viper Room, a Hollywood night club previously partly owned by actor Johnny Depp. An autopsy also revealed traces of cough syrup and cannabis in his blood. On the night of Phoenix's death, following a last minute refusal to perform music on stage, he was in the bathroom doing drugs with various friends and drug dealers.[7] It is reported that someone offered him some Persian Brown (a powerful form of methamphetamine mixed with opiates, which is then snorted) and soon after consuming the drug Phoenix became ill.[7] Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, was present at the time, as was John Frusciante.[citation needed] Johnny Depp and Flea were on stage playing music when they noticed Phoenix staggering out of the night club. Both Depp and Flea jumped off of the stage and followed Phoenix outside.[citation needed] Soon after leaving The Viper Room, River collapsed on the sidewalk and started going into seizures for a couple of minutes. His brother, Joaquin, was present at the scene, along with River's then-girlfriend actress Samantha Mathis, and dialed 911, unable to determine whether he was breathing or not. River had in fact already stopped breathing. He was rushed to the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, but attempts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful. He was pronounced dead at 1:51 AM PST on the morning of October 31, 1993. Johnny Depp used to close The Viper Room every October 31 in memory of River's death. But since his step back from partial ownership in 2004 the club has abandoned this tradition, partly a reason for the demise of the Viper Room's popularity.[citation needed].

At the time of his death, Phoenix was filming the movie Dark Blood, which, although 90% completed, was never released, as Phoenix's death made it impossible for the filmmakers to film several key scenes.

Prone to spells of worsening depression and compulsivity, River hinted in interviews at having been abused by the members of the oft-investigated cult to which he had belonged as a small child. Although the details of the alleged mistreatment remain unclear, it has been strongly suggested that the experience played a key role in his descent into substance abuse towards the end of his life (statistically, a common problem among those who have undergone certain forms of childhood abuse trauma).[citation needed]

Prior to his death, River Phoenix's image—-one he bemoaned in interviews—-had been squeaky-clean, due in part to the public discussion of his various social, political, humanitarian and dietary interests not always popular in the '80s; as a result, his death was considered one of show-business's most shocking and tragic, and elicited a vast amount of coverage from the media at the time. Friends and family became silent for many years on the subject of their fallen loved-one, and mostly remain silent even to this day.

In his 2004 interview book Who The Hell's In It, Peter Bogdanovich, one of the last directors to work with Phoenix, stresses that the actor did not make the impression of being heavily involved with drugs. Interestingly, Bogdanovich quotes actor Tony Curtis, who "said cryptically, but with considerable weight" on a TV talk-show, that it was "difficult to comprehend how much envy" there was in Hollywood.

Shortly before his Halloween 1993 demise, River, whose extra-curricular activities had yet to be known publicly, stated that, "addiction is not just for bad people or scum-bags; it's a universal disease."

Fans and film critics alike have often observed the uncanny parallels to his highly unusual life history --and moments seemingly prophetic of his death-- reflected in his motion pictures.