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TIL Joaquin's brother, River Phoenix, died outside a club owned by Johnny Depp after doing drugs for several days with the guitar player from RHCP. He was playing in a band Johnny Depp, Flea, and Frusciante were in and had a heart attack in the middle of a song.

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