Fame and fortune is hard to get but most more difficult to leave. Image you are a dude, so famous that you can't go buying the newspaper without being overrun by fans, paparazi or autograph hunters. And the pressure from industry? Anyway, the nead for psicologic and medical care is more than true, with a necessary way like tours and the band tasks, are done (not everybody are Guns and Roses, at least part of them who still run...lol). We are in the media time, and today is possible made a virtual band like Gorilaz or a concert to see in cinema. Maybe the future is a mix between live and movie, or virtual versus physical, but premature death of musicians and rock stars, tell us that future nead's a change. Maybe the last years are only one exeption but that rock had many deaths due to a way of live with lots of crazyness, that's a fact. Then who see the face don´t see the hart, and most of the times is a non view problem. A situation to think, carefully.
Chester Bennington (Linkin Park)
One of the last losses in the rock music world, and one of the most shocking in 2017 (a very bad year to rock stars). Last update news tell us that was a mix of drug and alcool in the system. I see this band live and was great (to bad the sound...), so what as the reason for a wonderfull front man from a top band to suicide? Depression, one of the worst enemies to everybody and that is killing rock and roll (not only but also). Was also last front man from STP, with a short but great time.
Layne Staley (Alice in Chains)
An imortal voice and a expected death, since adiction was getting worse with the age. The only from "big 4" from Seatle that i didn't see live (hell, i see a great concert movie, that counts?), and rush modern agitation don't give me permision to see the last actual members in concert (maybe one day). Of course is not the same but, Staley is gone and the band went to a diferent direction, also good but very far from "dirt" times.
Michael Hutache (Inxs)
A strange sex act or just suicide? Anyway some time later with lady death their comum daughter is been delivered to Bob Geldoff because of is sisters, what was a good final to a tragic situation. A dispair person or the inevitable depression problem (no drugs or alcool were notice)? The true is that nobody knows but the end was again tragic, personaly and musically speaking.
Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
Less than a moth after i had seen Nirvana live in Portugal (Cascais, near Lisbon), Kurt Kubain comited suicide due to a depression and substance abuse. Nervermind was the most know album but, all of them are great due the diferences one to other. A icon to lots of fans, a poor musician to others, for my was a tragic loss and the premature final of a unique band.
Chuck Mosley (Faith no More)
One typicall problem of adiction since ancient times that leaves to financial problems and to a premature death. I like more of Faith no More with Mike Patton, but this inicial album made great music, like "we care a lot", what was a impressive performance of Chuck for future good songs. To bad he never used all is potencial and finish is live forgotten by music.
Bryan Ottoson (American Head Charge)
Tragic a band that lost 2 members in a par of years and is in the news for the worse reasons. Music is a difficult industry and the problems are similar from band, ones to others, besides importance and size, as other stuff. Wealth and depression are only one small fraction of the world from behind the lights, and sometimes the cure is the pain, with adiction to what the doctor subscrives. And if all the problems were not enought, the vocalist was arrested in April of 2018 when police discover stollen guitars in their van.
Chad Hawks (American Head Charge)
If one death in a band is bad two are a tragedy. But that was what happens with American Head Charge in a couple of years, in at it seams wealth and stress problems, one of the many atachements to the rock and roll world. At least there are no plans to the end of the group, and with another formation they will keep going (or not, since the front man was arrested this year for stolen guitars).
Nick Menza (OHM and ex Megadeth)
A death in stage is probably the dream of most musicians. Nick died of an hart attack but in a recent interview by Megadeth member David Hefelson we talk about "absent times" in concerts without any reason or disease, what leave's us to think about the excess of the Rock World, or a lack of interesse in Megadeth music at the time. The true is no one knows.
Chester Bennington (Linkin Park)
One of the last losses in the rock music world, and one of the most shocking in 2017 (a very bad year to rock stars). Last update news tell us that was a mix of drug and alcool in the system. I see this band live and was great (to bad the sound...), so what as the reason for a wonderfull front man from a top band to suicide? Depression, one of the worst enemies to everybody and that is killing rock and roll (not only but also). Was also last front man from STP, with a short but great time.
Soundgarden (Chris Cornell)
Another name that i see live, and one of the best song writer's of the XX century. Soundgarden play in Lisbon at the 90's, and is vocals were very diferent from what i listening in is last years, but was very nice. With time, the band and Cornell came to a status of icon in rock music (or grunge). With a pause from several years, another top band came and they called "Audioslave". Last years again the original group and was in a sucess tour that suicide came. Again, depression was the enemy.
Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots)
He was the front man in two great bands, like STP and also Velvet Revolver. Never see him live but was a hit by himself, and a risk since adiction was present from early years to became a major problem, in personell live but also in the relations with is band mates. After two bands he make is own, and was in the tour bus that he dies. A mix between drugs and alcool and one great frontman leave us.
He was the front man in two great bands, like STP and also Velvet Revolver. Never see him live but was a hit by himself, and a risk since adiction was present from early years to became a major problem, in personell live but also in the relations with is band mates. After two bands he make is own, and was in the tour bus that he dies. A mix between drugs and alcool and one great frontman leave us.
Layne Staley (Alice in Chains)
An imortal voice and a expected death, since adiction was getting worse with the age. The only from "big 4" from Seatle that i didn't see live (hell, i see a great concert movie, that counts?), and rush modern agitation don't give me permision to see the last actual members in concert (maybe one day). Of course is not the same but, Staley is gone and the band went to a diferent direction, also good but very far from "dirt" times.
Wayne Static (Static X)
A very sad history this one. With some sucess in Static X, and a lovely wedding (with an ex porno star), Waine had a good live but like many other in music, with some alcool and drogs present. Apparently an acidental dosage conduct to is death. Less that a year after Wayne Static disappearance also is wife passed away, from an aparent suicide.
Michael Hutache (Inxs)
A strange sex act or just suicide? Anyway some time later with lady death their comum daughter is been delivered to Bob Geldoff because of is sisters, what was a good final to a tragic situation. A dispair person or the inevitable depression problem (no drugs or alcool were notice)? The true is that nobody knows but the end was again tragic, personaly and musically speaking.
Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
Less than a moth after i had seen Nirvana live in Portugal (Cascais, near Lisbon), Kurt Kubain comited suicide due to a depression and substance abuse. Nervermind was the most know album but, all of them are great due the diferences one to other. A icon to lots of fans, a poor musician to others, for my was a tragic loss and the premature final of a unique band.
Chuck Mosley (Faith no More)
One typicall problem of adiction since ancient times that leaves to financial problems and to a premature death. I like more of Faith no More with Mike Patton, but this inicial album made great music, like "we care a lot", what was a impressive performance of Chuck for future good songs. To bad he never used all is potencial and finish is live forgotten by music.
Bryan Ottoson (American Head Charge)
Tragic a band that lost 2 members in a par of years and is in the news for the worse reasons. Music is a difficult industry and the problems are similar from band, ones to others, besides importance and size, as other stuff. Wealth and depression are only one small fraction of the world from behind the lights, and sometimes the cure is the pain, with adiction to what the doctor subscrives. And if all the problems were not enought, the vocalist was arrested in April of 2018 when police discover stollen guitars in their van.
Chad Hawks (American Head Charge)
If one death in a band is bad two are a tragedy. But that was what happens with American Head Charge in a couple of years, in at it seams wealth and stress problems, one of the many atachements to the rock and roll world. At least there are no plans to the end of the group, and with another formation they will keep going (or not, since the front man was arrested this year for stolen guitars).
Nick Menza (OHM and ex Megadeth)
A death in stage is probably the dream of most musicians. Nick died of an hart attack but in a recent interview by Megadeth member David Hefelson we talk about "absent times" in concerts without any reason or disease, what leave's us to think about the excess of the Rock World, or a lack of interesse in Megadeth music at the time. The true is no one knows.
Shannon Honn (Blind Melon)
An adiction case and a death that was always present in is shoort music carear. Famous by is band work but also by an apparence in Guns and Roses "Don't Cry" video and tape, the Blind Melon front man try diferent reabilitations with no sucess. His death was also the end of one hell of a great band, with so much future to came.
Martin Fenderud ( Kraanium )
Another strange death in rock world in recent times (if in the XXI century something is still strange to us). Since the band is one of main brutal death metal act were Martin played with is twin brother, no one was especting this situation, in a group were the word "strong impact" was presente in each song and albúm. It seems that is commited suicide (to this day is the official version).
Zé Pedro (Xutos e Pontapés)
Another strange death in rock world in recent times (if in the XXI century something is still strange to us). Since the band is one of main brutal death metal act were Martin played with is twin brother, no one was especting this situation, in a group were the word "strong impact" was presente in each song and albúm. It seems that is commited suicide (to this day is the official version).
Zé Pedro (Xutos e Pontapés)
The most famous rock band in Portugal, loss is rythm guitar and founder, to a disease who is was fighting from long time. Zé Pedro always talk about the origin of is wealth problems, in a rock way of live were drogs and alcool were present since the early years. Is substitute was not annouced, and in concert after is departure they use only a guitar.
Warrel Dane (Nevermore)
Last death know this year is from Nervermore lead singer. A heart faliure in sleep leaves always some interrogations but all is possible (we see that hapen current in sport for example), even if we are talking about the rock world. No more details were give us by the band, if there's an interest to keep going or this is also the end of Nevermore.
Dolores O'Riordan (Cranberries)
First death of 2018 in rock was shok, type WTF? The band was in a London studio recording the new album, and she passes away in the night. More a depression victim? The reason is "suddent death" but we never know. No details about authopsy were revell so, probably is a case were the family fight for is privacy, and made it.
Tom Petty (Heartbrakers)
In recent news, we know that Tom Petty's death was due problems related to much medication, so a inicial medical problem is now a subject to this article. It was an acident with dosage from pills prescrive by the doctor, what leaves us with another question: Medical monitoring in rock is an urgent need and from an independent source (like the labbel).
Last death know this year is from Nervermore lead singer. A heart faliure in sleep leaves always some interrogations but all is possible (we see that hapen current in sport for example), even if we are talking about the rock world. No more details were give us by the band, if there's an interest to keep going or this is also the end of Nevermore.
Dolores O'Riordan (Cranberries)
First death of 2018 in rock was shok, type WTF? The band was in a London studio recording the new album, and she passes away in the night. More a depression victim? The reason is "suddent death" but we never know. No details about authopsy were revell so, probably is a case were the family fight for is privacy, and made it.
Tom Petty (Heartbrakers)
In recent news, we know that Tom Petty's death was due problems related to much medication, so a inicial medical problem is now a subject to this article. It was an acident with dosage from pills prescrive by the doctor, what leaves us with another question: Medical monitoring in rock is an urgent need and from an independent source (like the labbel).
