In early December 2014, the Internet was briefly tricked into believing that rocker Axl Rose had passed away at 52. The reports were false, and Rose responded to the death hoax with good humor: &amp;quot;If I&amp;#39;m dead, do I still have to pay taxes?&amp;quot; &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://twitter.com/axlrose/status/540309216703954944&amp;quot; target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot;&amp;gt;he asked on Twitter. &amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;