Rockers deaths

[dench]

Did David Byron really kill himself by accident with a gun?  That strikes
me as quite amazing because exactly the same thing happened to Terry Kath,
guitarist with Chicago.  He didn't think it was loaded, pointed it at his
head and pulled the trigger to amuse his friends....

Thain, I think, was in trouble with drugs and although I can't remember
clearly, I am sure his death was drugs related.  I remember reading an
article in Melody Maker in 1976 about people in the rock world who had
died through abuse of drugs - and he was up there with Joplin, Hendrix et
al.

Martin


On Tue, 3 Dec 1996, Craig Shipley wrote:

> No, Gary Thain did not commit suicide. It was David Byron of UH that accidentally killed himself with a
> gun (at least I think it was an accident; doesn't someone have one of those books that list the histories of
> bands and the fate of their members?) Maybe it was Wettons' accident that I am attributing Thains demise to;
> there is this little brain cell telling me that Thain died from a disease or infection, but what, I don't know...)
> All I can say is that the Heep was not a band to be in if you wanted to live to be a ripe ol' age (BTW, I loved the
> Heep, up until about Wonderworld or High And Mighty. And Ken Hensley was (is, maybe, he is still active, but
> rather low-key (pun alert!)) a great songsmith and multi-instrumentalist...
>
> objCDPlayer: Ken Hensley / Proud Words On A Dusty Shelf
>
> Craig Shipley
> craigs at pyramid.com
> ----------
> From:   Steven Defoe[SMTP:Mondello1 at AOL.COM]
> Sent:   Tuesday, December 03, 1996 9:15 PM
> To:     Multiple recipients of list BOC-L
> Subject:        OFF: Rockers deaths
>
> In a message dated 96-12-03 05:03:36 EST, you write:
>
> << > >Didn't the same thing happen to Gary Thain of Uriah Heep
>  >
>  >   Yup. Twice. He died some time later.  Had damn bad hair, too.
>   >>
>
> I'm sure I read somewhere (years ago) that Gary Thain committed suicide.
>
> Also, Les Harvey (Stone the Crows) being Sensational Alex's brother was news
> to me (a major Alex Harvey fan) - this list does make for interesting reading
> sometimes....
>
> Steve Defoe
>
>
>