>>For me, Kurt Cobain’s suicide or Tupac’s murder don’t overshadow their music. I don't know what "overshadow" means here. They were both considered top artist

>>For me, Kurt Cobain’s suicide or Tupac’s murder don’t overshadow their music. I don't know what "overshadow" means here. They were both considered top artists in their genres, and their untimely deaths are massive parts of their legacy. I don't think people know them more for their deaths than their songs, but I feel like there are very few people who would consider themselves fans of Nirvana that don't know about how Cobain's mental health/relationship affected and influence their sound or who love Tupac and don't know about the East vs. West coast feud in rap at the time and Pac's place in it. I feel the exact opposite about Buddy Holly. He died in a tragic plane crash. I don't know what that means about his legacy other than "he died in a plane crash". It obviously didn't influence his art other than him not being able to make any more (I'm 36 fwiw.)