| March 27th, 2005 07:04 PM |
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| HomerJRichards |
For any Crowded House fans out there who don't already know, Paul Hester the drummer for Crowded House & Split Enz committed suicide (date unknown). He was 46 years old. Paul was a great drummer & also a very talented & funny guy.
Another great & sad loss indeed. |
| March 28th, 2005 04:55 AM |
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| mac_daddy |
sorry to hear that - r.i.p.
was he manic depressive? or bipolar..? the reason i ask is that he was always the joker on stage, so i wonder if he was prone to the fll mood swings, and as jovial as he was on camera (so to speak), he was as depressed when out of the limelight...
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| March 28th, 2005 08:05 AM |
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| corgi37 |
He had been suffering depression for quite some time. I used to work near his house. In fact, the park where he necked himself is where the coppers and i used to have after work bbq's.
He seemed a bit of a lost soul since quitting Crowded House. He ran a tea house here in Melbourne, and used to host some stuff on pay tv. He even popped up with the Wiggles. But, really, he went pretty silent.
Poor bugger. |
| March 28th, 2005 12:09 PM |
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| Gazza |
Interesting that mac brought up the subject of him being the joker in the band. That was the first thing I thought of when I read the news today.
very sad to hear it. Saw them when they played Belfast in 1993 (at a time when a lot of other bands were cancelling gigs after an upsurge in terrorist incidents) and they were great entertainment and a lot of fun - Paul, especially.
It was one of the last gigs they ever played, I think. They were a bloody good band too. |
| March 28th, 2005 04:11 PM |
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| glencar |
Damned shame. The "Something So Strong" video showed the band at their most playful. RIP Mr. Hester. |
| March 29th, 2005 01:17 AM |
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| corgi37 |
Their farewell show on the steps of the Sydney Opera House was played all week end on cable tv.
I havent seen it in quite some time. I was surprised how they really rocked out. Neil & Tim Finn did a gig at the Albert Hall and dedicated it to Hester.
Hester had recently split up with his girlfriend last month or some thing. |
| March 31st, 2005 03:57 AM |
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| HomerJRichards |
Yeah they were set to get married later this year & then they split.
Someone commented earlier about whether he was bi-polar/manic depressive. I wondered the same thing. He was certainly such a outgoing guy. I really started appreciating him as an entertainer etc just after he suddenly quit CH midway thru their US tour. He came back to Australia & was working for Triple J radio. I really enjoyed listening to him on-air.
It's all such a sad shame. |
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