In Memoriam: Celebrities

[raychuu]

RIP Whitney Houston.

 

[Insanish Danish]

RIP Whitney, one of the most amazing talents of our time.

 

[Ghetsis-Dennis]

First that guy who created Soul Train, and now Whitney Houston. This year's Black History month is really getting gloomy, R.I.P. the both of them.

 

[vuvuzela2010]

Lordi Eurovision monster rock drummer Tonmi Lillman dies

Tonmi Lillman, the drummer with Finnish monster rock ensemble Lordi, which won the Eurovision song contest six years ago, has died at the age of 38, the group said on Wednesday.

"Our dear friend and band mate, 'Otus' Tonmi Lillman, has sadly passed away," a brief statement on the group's website said, but gave no details on the cause of his death.

Lillman, whose Finnish nickname "Otus" means "beast" or "creature," joined Lordi in 2010, four years after the heavy metal band put Finland on Europe's musical map by sweeping the Eurovision with their stage pyrotechnics, gruesome monster costumes and catchy anthem Hard Rock Hallelujah.

Lordi won the 2006 competition with 292 points, a record at the time, giving Finland its first Eurovision win and confirming their popularity across the region in a competition that normally sees states voting for their closest geographical neighbours.

Lillman, who officially changed his name from "Tommi" to "Tonmi" in 2004, grew up in Kouvola, in southeastern Finland, and later moved to Helsinki.

He reportedly received his first drum kit at the age of nine and began performing when he was 14.

An accomplished musician who had mastered the keyboards and guitar in addition to drums and bass guitar, Lillman also performed with other Finnish musical outfits such as Ajattara, To/Die/For, Sinergy and Vanguard.

Apart from his career with Lordi, Lillman backed numerous other groups and artists as a studio musician, was a talented graphic artist, and taught drumming and digital recording at the Kouvola Musical Conservatory.

 

[Cross Poison]

R.I.P Jimmy 'The Rev' Sullivan - Drummer of Avenged Sevenfold.

 

[Headless Whoreman]

Although I had never heard of Whitney Houston before her death, as the details arise there is only one thought on my mind. This poor woman's life was ended by drugs, and thus became yet another sad statistic and an example of what drugs can do to you, just like Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley. She will certainly be missed, but the fact remains that, in her case, the best advice she probably ever could of heard was that if you never start you never have to stop. RIP Whitney.

 

[GrnMarvl14]

Now Davy Jones has died. Really loved the Monkees (especially the show and that acid trip of a movie). Absolutely stunned that he's dead.

 

[Insanish Danish]

RIP Davy Jones. Such a shock, he was such an icon and he was too young.

 

[Lilac]

R.I.P Davy Jones and i was looking forward to a new The Monkees album

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[Regiruler]

an example of what drugs can do to you, just like Michael Jackson

I agree with your post as a whole, but I'm pretty sure MJ's death was not of the same sort as Houston's.

 

[Fatima Shadow Frost Witch]

Jimmy Little dies at 75

^Even us aussies lose them

 

[Alolan Ninetales]

RIP Dick Clark. Died at age 82.

 

[Kouzan]

RIP Dick Clark. Died at age 82.

I was gonna bring that up, he didn't look too good at the New Years thing

Any way RIP Dick Clark.

 

[Fatima Shadow Frost Witch]

Aus loses one of it's best

Can see everything here
Men at Work's Greg Ham found dead at 58

:-(

 

[GrnMarvl14]

What the fuck is going on?

Levon Helm of The Band is dead (loved The Band).

And Jonathan Frid, practically on the eve of the Dark Shadows film release, has died (not too familiar with him, admittedly).

Who else will die this week, or will we get a brief reprieve before the next celeb death?

 

[Jo The Marten]

Adam Yauch died today after a long battle against cancer. Yet another revolution in the music industry is gone.

 

[Cap'n Jack]

RIP Maurice Sendak.

 

[Barb]

RIP Maurice Sendak.

I loved "Where the Wild Things Are". I re-read it about 10 times between the ages of 8 and 9.

 

[Blockhead Pippi]

Donna Summer passed away

To quote from the Anime News Network...

Legendary disco singer Donna Summer passed away on Thursday after battling cancer. She was 63.

Summer rose to fame during the 1970s with such songs as "Love to Love You Baby," "Last Dance," "Hot Stuff," and "Bad Girls." She continued to chart in the following decades with "She Works Hard for the Money" and "This Time I Know It's for Real," and garnered five Grammy Awards along the way.

She recorded the theme song "Power of One" for the anime Pokemon 2000 - The Movie. This song returned to the spotlight after more than decade when U.S. presidential candidate Herman Cain began quoting its lyrics during his campaign last year, but he ascribed the words to a "poet." Cain acknowledged in December that he had been quoting Summer's Pokémon song, and even sang part of it in January.

I figured I would post a thread about this here since she was involved with the Pokemon anime in some way... Still this is sad to hear. I hope she rests in peace.

 

[Side by Side]

Rest in Peace Donna Summer, thank you for all that you gave us.