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| From | "John L. Micek" <jlmicek@comcast.net> |
| Subject | Re: Paul Hester RIP |
| Date | Sun, 27 Mar 2005 12:18:09 -0500 |
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Here's an obituary from Melbourne's The Age newspaper:
Crowded House drummer dies
By Patrick Donovan
Music writer
March 28, 2005
Former Crowded House and Split Enz drummer and TV personality Paul
Hester committed suicide on Saturday after a long battle with
depression.
A message, sent to Crowded House and Split Enz fan club email lists
said: "Everyone, sitting here in the office trying to figure out what
to write, we are a bit messed up at the moment. Last night, our mate,
and Crowded House drummer Paul Hester, took his own life.
"Over the years Paul has swung the extremes of happiness and sadness,
but none of us ever thought this would happen. He loved life too much .
. . "
Crowded House was one of Australia's most successful bands of the late
1980s and early '90s. Formed out of the ashes of New Zealand's Split
Enz in 1985, it featured Hester on drums, Neil Finn on vocals and
guitar, and Nick Seymour on bass.
Guitarist Kev Garant, who played with Hester in the Bay of Pigs, said:
"He was considered an absolute world class drummer in the pop field."
As recently as two weeks ago, Hester, 46, was at the Espy in St Kilda
to appear in the SBS music quiz show, RockWiz.
RockWiz's Brian Nankervis said: "He could be everything and anything in
one go. He had a lightning wit, he could be wonderfully sensitive,
clever and unpredictable."
john micek.
On Mar 27, 2005, at 9:32 AM, Jennifer Leduc wrote:
> Checking emails on Sunday morning, there was an announcement from
> Peter Green who runs the Split Enz/Crowded House fanclub. Peter
> announced that Paul Hester took his own life yesterday. As a longtime
> fan, this is devastating news. I only met him once. It was in
> Minneapolis during the Together Alone tour. It wasn't long before he
> decided to leave the band. But the day I met him, he was in good
> spirits, very kind to me and my friends. He brought such a huge
> contribution to the chemistry and spirit of the band. He leaves behind
> a fiancee and 2 daughters.
>
> Jennifer
>
>
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