Paid Members CuckedByMenry Posted October 9, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted October 9, 2011 From Weezer's blog: Dear friends and fans, It saddens me and the guys in Weezer so much to say that our beautiful, creative, hilarious and sweet friend Mikey Welsh has passed away at the very young age of 40. A unique talent, a deeply loving friend and father, and a great artist is gone, but we will never forget him. His chapter in the weezer story ('98 - '01) was vital, essential, wild, and amazing. Mikey was never one to shy away from the absurd, dangerous or strange, and he did so with a gusto few others had. No one had quite the stage presence of Mikey, nor have there been many who pulled the types of shenanigans he did at shows. If it rocked, he had to try it - and he always found a way to pull it off. When he emerged from his nervous breakdown that spelled his exit from the rock n roll world, he took on a new role as an astonishing and pure visual artist. It was a glorious flowering of a talent he always possessed, but he had chosen to rock out first, paint later. Our more recent meet-ups at weezer shows, including recently at the Weezer/Flaming Lips show at Jones Beach were always a great time. We will miss him terribly. Our deepest heartfelt condolences go out to his family and friends. The world has lost a truly one of a kind guy....Tomorrow we play the RIOTfest in Chicago as planned - Mikey was planning on attending this show and we were looking forward to seeing him again. As sad as it is to think about, we know Mikey would never want the rock stopped on his account - quite the contrary in fact. While we wont see him, we know he will be there rocking out with us!Bugger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted October 9, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted October 9, 2011 40 is no age to roll a seven for anyone. "Green Album" might be my favourite of theirs and the one which first brought them to prominence for many and was a rebirth for others, with the chart success of Hash Pipe. Personally Photograph was my favourite song of theirs for ages. Mikey left the band after a breakdown so sadly Green was the only album he worked on. Rest in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinky Dad Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 NME : Â Â Ex-Weezer bassist Mickey Welsh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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