When it comes life and death topics, creatives easily draw from them. Whether it’s a quote, song, story, or movie, they can get inspiration to fulfill their creative endeavors. Here are five murder songs quotes from some famous people you may know:

Psycho Killer by Talking Heads

This song was first performed by them in 1974 when they went by Artistics. However, they changed the name and recorded officially in 1977 and the single went up to #92 on the Billboard 100 charts. It’s digs into the mind of a serial killer.

Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen

A young man accidentally kills someone and sells his soul. This was a really popular rock song in the 70s and went all the way to #1 record in multiple countries in 1976. It reached #9 on the Billboard 100 charts in 1976. However, it gained popularity back in 1992 and re-entered the charts all the way to #2 on the Billboard 100.

Having a Blast by Green Day

This is a bit of a left field album cut that goes into a person wanting to commit suicide and that he’s taking people with him. It was off their third album “Dookie”, which has sold around 20 million records worldwide.

Jenny Was a Friend of Mine by The Killers

The 2004 track was inspired from the videotape confession that Robert Chambers made about the murder of his late girlfriend Jennifer Levin.

Cop Killer by Body Count

The name says it all but the controversy to go with it is more interesting. Ice-T and his group, Body Count, already performed it live in a number of big concerts/festivals. However, when it was time to release their album a lot of different groups from police districts to shareholders of Time Warner, they wanted this track leftoff. It’s hard to find the original version but the live one is more accessible.