Skerret's posting is ok to trip balls to and read just to experience the ambience but don't expect any content. "I'm jealous of sucking major dick!"~ Kernowgaz
Wow. Last year was the first year in ages I didn’t get to see The Professionals. But just reading up about him sounds like the sort of guy I would’ve rooted for. Sad loss and so young.
I see a body has been found in the search for Scott Hutchison, Frightened Rabbits singer. That has upset me - my wife and I, on our first date, bonded over our shared love of them, and saw them together many times live. I've met him before as well, and he was lovely. Only 36 as well.
Yeah, that one's thrown me. I can't pretend to have had the same relationship with the band. For me they're one of those bands that pops up on a shuffle and I go "oooh, this is great, who is it?" only for it to be Frightened Rabbit every time.
So I was a bit thrown by how much the news upset me. Perhaps because those feelings were such an integral part of their songs - that and the idea that they could be defeated - that to see he seemingly lost to his illness is particularly hard. Or maybe, as you say, it's simply that 36 is no age at all.
So I came into work this morning to get an email from a parent. Turns out Scott Hutchison was one of the kids' dad's best friends, and had been on holiday with them and so forth. Really sad stuff.
I actually wasn't what you'd call a fan of the band, always respected their work and had it on in hmv when new releases would come out, but I know many many many people who were and also guys who've played with them and done projects with him/them. And seeing a lot of my friends desperately sad is making me sad too I suppose. In my social media bubble there's a lot of posts/tweets today about how it's ok to open up/find someone to talk to/etc etc and sometimes I find the constant messaging I'm seeing as having the opposite affect on me? Like, it brings me down further. It's hard for me to explain.
I'm gonna try enjoy my night. Putting my phone down.
Great. I thought I'd made quite sure why this was quite a personal thing in my posts so either
A) you hadn't read them
you lacked empathy on them
C) you thought it would be a good post for the banter
None of which is a good look. I've had my wife crying tonight about this . I can post the receipts of her posing with him if that helps.
I hadn't either Kowslip, just had a listen then and sounds a bit War on Drugs crossed with Biffy Clyro. Based on one song mind. Nice guitar bits, I can see how it/he might resonate with people in the way that it seems to have.
Skerret's posting is ok to trip balls to and read just to experience the ambience but don't expect any content. "I'm jealous of sucking major dick!"~ Kernowgaz
It's very sad. The lyrics of his songs always hinted at a troubled mind, but apparently he was very vocal and open about his struggle with depression. A lot of the times he would reference water, and suicide, so it was probably always his plan to go out the way he did.
And fully clothed, I float away (I'll float away) Down the Forth, into the sea I think I'll save suicide for another day
For me their song Poke will always be my favourite. Open, honest, beautiful and brutal.