Posted on 03/14/2007 3:48:16 PM PDT by My Favorite Headache
Family: Rocker Brad Delp's death was suicide.
CONCORD, N.H. The family of rock musician Brad Delp says his death last week was a suicide.
In a statement relayed through police, the family gave no other details concerning Delp's death at his Atkinson, New Hampshire on Friday.
Police have said his fiancee, Pamela Sullivan, found him there.
Delp was the lead singer for the band Boston, which was founded in the 1970s.
The statement says Delp -- a native of Danvers -- was a man who gave all he had to help everyone around him.
It goes on to say he was "very tired" and that the family takes comfort in knowing that he's finally at peace.
Some of Boston's hits include "More Than A Feeling" and "Peace of Mind."
Tom Scholz, mechanical engineer, MIT. I dunno about anyone else (although Brad and Tom were Boston).
He was my hero until I found out what a raving left wing nut he is.
Hey now, I saw one of my music heroes in a darn tavern in Phoenix. He died several years later. Name was Rory Gallagher.
Yeah, the fact the family isn't wanting to go into details makes me think we are in for a Behind The Music: Boston, at the end of this year.
Then you haven't seen Kris lately.
I saw him with Beatle Juice in a little club in Salem, MA just before Christmas and there were only about two hundred people in the club...great show and he was rocking, he was an outstanding musician with no attitude...so sad he took his own life, shit happens, God rest his soul...
Very sad. This man's singing ability was no less than a gift from God. What a terrible loss to the music world. May he R.I.P.
Yeah, well I tend not to get choked up over dead rock and rollers. One of the funniest things I can remember was some years back when I was working at a large unnamed aerospace company. One of the older engineers (probably mid fifties, and an curmudgeonly feller) shows up one morning wearing a black armband. I asked him why. He said "didn't you know that Kurt Cobain killed himself" in the most faux serious tone I ever heard. I nearly peed my pants laughing.
Kinda morbid, I know.
I hope he knew Christ.
LOL.
Sounds like depression to me, but I'm just speculating and mean no disrespect to the deceased. RIP.
Socrates, soon to drink the hemlock that would send him across, told his friends to follow him--they didn't get it. How can we follow you across? He reminded his friends that even though you can take your own life, you shouldn't. You shouldn't because it belongs to God.Hitch a Ride Day is night in new york city Smoke, like water, runs inside Steel idle trees to pity Every living things that’s died Gonna hitch a ride Head for the other side Leave it all behind Never change my mind Gonna sail away Sun lights another day Freedom on my mind Carry me away for the last time Oh yeah Life is like the coldest winter People freeze the tears I cry Words of hail their minds are into I’ve got to crack this ice and fly Gonna hitch a ride Head for the other side Leave it all behind Never change my mind Gonna sail away Sun lights another day Freedom on my mind Carry me away for the last timeOh yeah Gonna hitch a ride Head for the other side Leave it all behind Never change my mind Gonna sail away Sun lights another day Freedom on my mind Carry me away for the last time Oh yeah
I seem to remember them a few years back touring with Styx and Kansas. You couldn't have paid me to sit through that.
I believe he was involved in a serious accident a few months back.
I blame Tom Scholz. Stuck up POS! Scholz is a big PETA donor and a long time vegetarian. On the big thread right after Delp's death I criticized Scholz for never touring even though others begged him to because they needed the money. Why would Brad kill himself except over money troubles? A bit like Rick Danko died young because Robbie Robertson scammed the other Band members out of song writing credits & royalties. Most Band fans detest Robbie Robertson
Boston toured once every decade
I can't sound too stuffy. I saw the Moody Blues when they were 15 years past their prime.
I'm sure he'll be missed, by someone.
Saw him with Rush back in '82.Blew them away I thought.Always loved jamming to Top Priority.
Yeah, I've given up listening to more than a few bands I liked because of their idiotic politics. I have a few hold outs, and I hope they just shut up and continue to sing.
Or Rita Cooledge for that matter.
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