I was very sorry to hear this as well. For me, Boston was the soundtrack for high school.
Tired of playing small Indian casinos, I guess.
Maybe "very tired" meant that he was very ill and in pain?
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.
I hope he knew Christ.
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 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
It's exactly what I feared when they first talked about a 'premature' death. I haven't seen any talk of depression or bipolar disorder. Was this prototypical 'nice guy' in the words of Tom Scholz hiding from his friends & family?
We'll always have his voice but sadly he's no longer around to know how much we appreciate and miss him.
Boston (and, yes, even Kansas and Styx) were a refreshing change of pace during the disco era. RIP.
Me too. This is a sad bit of news. Very sad.
Still, I was very saddened to hear about Delp dying. It's even sadder to find that it was a suicide. I pray for his family, this can't be easy for them.
I don't pretend to know the reasons why Brad did what he did, but I met Brad Delp backstage once for a half hour or so, and I felt he was certainly the type of person who tried desperately to please everyone but himself. That sort of frustration can build up inside until it consumes you. He was honestly the nicest person I ever met, but I wish he had been nicer to himself.
He of all people knew how many people loved him and how many people would be hurt by this and I sense that deterred him from acting on this impulse for a long time until it became just too overwhelming.
He even cared enough about others to put notes up warning rescue workers to beware carbon monoxide. Such as he was.
I'll miss him. He was my favorite singer of all time. He could impart a rock song with real emotion like no other singer I've known and he was amazing in concert right until the end.