Oh my god...
Call it a coincidence that my last "Flashback Friday" CD was Crowded House, but after a lovely weekend, I woke up this morning to have shivers down my back, tears in my eyes and a lump in throat after reading this in the paper:
Pop Star in Suicide
"The drummer with 80s band Crowded House has killed himself.
Paul Hester, 46, had hits including Don't Dream It's Over with the New Zealand outfit.
But he fought a long battle with depression before committing suicide on Saturday night.
Yesterday, band-mates Neil Finn and Nick Seymour told fans: "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."
Paul also played with Neil's band Split Enz."
Ther is a Telegraph report here stating he hung himself in a tree in Elsternwick Park. Apparently, Neil Finn, frontman of Crowded House and his brother Tim have cancelled performances in London to fly to Melbourne.
A charismatic, naturally funny guy and one of the best drummers in the world, I looked up to him so much and so to hear about this, it really is shocking, terrible news. Leaving his partner and two girls behind, what on earth was he thinking? I'm still finding it hard to take in.
I'll never forget the sight of Paul Hester crying his eyes out as Crowded House played their final tracks to a huge sell-out crowd before their split. You could tell how much that band meant to him. His face said it all. You didn't need words to describe it.
Whatever his reasoning in the above story, he will be sorely missed. RIP Paul Hester.
Pop Star in Suicide
"The drummer with 80s band Crowded House has killed himself.
Paul Hester, 46, had hits including Don't Dream It's Over with the New Zealand outfit.
But he fought a long battle with depression before committing suicide on Saturday night.
Yesterday, band-mates Neil Finn and Nick Seymour told fans: "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."
Paul also played with Neil's band Split Enz."
Ther is a Telegraph report here stating he hung himself in a tree in Elsternwick Park. Apparently, Neil Finn, frontman of Crowded House and his brother Tim have cancelled performances in London to fly to Melbourne.
A charismatic, naturally funny guy and one of the best drummers in the world, I looked up to him so much and so to hear about this, it really is shocking, terrible news. Leaving his partner and two girls behind, what on earth was he thinking? I'm still finding it hard to take in.
I'll never forget the sight of Paul Hester crying his eyes out as Crowded House played their final tracks to a huge sell-out crowd before their split. You could tell how much that band meant to him. His face said it all. You didn't need words to describe it.
Whatever his reasoning in the above story, he will be sorely missed. RIP Paul Hester.