Bullied by “fans comments,” Keith Emerson killed himself
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According to his girlfriend. He was concerned about his playing at his age and having hand issues.
I have seen this time and time again. Musicians are quick to smell blood in the water. The younger ones will say the older ones are too old, need to retire, or say they are no longer “needed” for a lack of better words. I remember reading years ago that the late Del Shannon took his own life because no one wanted to hear anything new he had recorded. They only wanted to hear his two hits…
Here is what Keith Emerson’s girlfriend had to say…
from Blabbermouth:
Keith Emerson‘s girlfriend has told U.K.’s Daily Mail that the EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER keyboardist killed himself because he was concerned about the nerve damage to his right hand which had affected his playing.
Mari Kawaguchi found the 71-year-old musician’s dead body around 1:30 a.m. Friday after returning to the apartment they shared in Santa Monica, California. He had an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, police said.
“His right hand and arm had given him problems for years,” the 52-year-old Kawaguchi said. “He had an operation a few years ago to take out a bad muscle but the pain and nerve issues in his right hand were getting worse.
“He had concerts coming up in Japan and even though they hired a back-up keyboard player to support him, Keith was worried.
“He read all the criticism online and was a sensitive soul. Last year he played concerts and people posted mean comments such as, ‘I wish he would stop playing.’
“He was tormented with worry that he wouldn’t be good enough. He was planning to retire after Japan.
“He didn’t want to let down his fans. He was a perfectionist and the thought he wouldn’t play perfectly made him depressed, nervous and anxious.”
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Heaven’s Gate cult, it’s been 15 years and no one has…
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heard from any of you guys on the “Away Team” that left the planet to catch up with the Hale Bop comet…Well,actually the spacecraft your faulty leader said was trailing in behind it. It’s a shame you bought into a lie and were fooled by someone like that and you took your own life. That part is serious and nothing funny to laugh about. Your leader obviously was a Star Trek fan and used their terminology to push his evil gains… But I do have to ask…
Who is maintaining your website and why aren’t there any updates? Your page is so 1997 looking…
click the photograph to go to their site but please don’t get fooled into believing this crap…
Robert Wayne Birch, Elton John’s bass player commits suicide…:(
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from TMZ
Robert Wayne Birch, a bass guitarist who played with Elton John and Billy Joel among many other huge artists, is dead after apparently having shot and killed himself this morning … TMZ has learned.
Law enforcement sources tell us … Birch was found around the corner from his home, dead from a gunshot wound to the head. We’re told all signs point to a self-inflicted wound.
We’re told authorities have not found a suicide note and there were no apparent signs of drug use.
Birch has been playing with Elton John since 1992, and was also involved in the biggest single of all time, “Candle in the Wind 1997.”
Birch has also performed with legends like Tina Turner, Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Cher, Sting, The Backstreet Boys, The Spice Girls, Clint Black and many others
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