Brian Jones
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A good friend of mine suffered a heart attack recently, at only age 41. This past Monday, he collapsed from a brain aneurysm due to the blood thinners he was on, and went through surgery. As of yesterday, he showed signs of response, but now has been declared brain dead with no hope of revival. They are going to pull the plug by this Friday if he doesn't pass away on his own before then.
His name is John Fowler, and he is a fellow drummer from my area. We spent many years trading gigs, subbing for each other, jamming and practicing together on drums, and just hanging together. Great times that I will treasure.
This tragedy is not just deeply personal for his family, his other friends and me, but a loss to the drumming and musician community as a whole. Most tragic is that he is a single dad of his son, Sebastian, who just turned 13.
We were all excited for John and his bandmates in Red Alert, when they got a major record deal, and changed their name to Steelheart in the late 80s. A heavy-metal melodic hair band, they were one of the few bands that could really play and sing at the top of their game. John was the rock-soild engine room for the groove. Michael, the singer, later went on to do Mark Wahlberg's vocals for the movie "Rock Star."
They had a top ten hit, "Angel Eyes (Never Let You Go)," and toured the world. Some of you might recognize it.
I am heading to the hospital tonight to hold a vigil with friends and family, and will be gone for several hours. I've embedded the MTV video of Angel Eyes here, and a video of a drum solo he did in Japan. He is one of the best drummers I've ever known, and a consummate loyal friend. I am devastated right now. Please say prayers for John, his family, and his son.
Angel Eyes Video:
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John's drum solo live in Osaka, Japan, in the song, "Can't Stop Me Lovin You" (Solo starts at about 4:40 if you don't like this kind of music):
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His name is John Fowler, and he is a fellow drummer from my area. We spent many years trading gigs, subbing for each other, jamming and practicing together on drums, and just hanging together. Great times that I will treasure.
This tragedy is not just deeply personal for his family, his other friends and me, but a loss to the drumming and musician community as a whole. Most tragic is that he is a single dad of his son, Sebastian, who just turned 13.
We were all excited for John and his bandmates in Red Alert, when they got a major record deal, and changed their name to Steelheart in the late 80s. A heavy-metal melodic hair band, they were one of the few bands that could really play and sing at the top of their game. John was the rock-soild engine room for the groove. Michael, the singer, later went on to do Mark Wahlberg's vocals for the movie "Rock Star."
They had a top ten hit, "Angel Eyes (Never Let You Go)," and toured the world. Some of you might recognize it.
I am heading to the hospital tonight to hold a vigil with friends and family, and will be gone for several hours. I've embedded the MTV video of Angel Eyes here, and a video of a drum solo he did in Japan. He is one of the best drummers I've ever known, and a consummate loyal friend. I am devastated right now. Please say prayers for John, his family, and his son.
Angel Eyes Video:
[youtube]DUbUSac7Occ[/youtube]
John's drum solo live in Osaka, Japan, in the song, "Can't Stop Me Lovin You" (Solo starts at about 4:40 if you don't like this kind of music):
[youtube]Ir4hOc3_ht0[/youtube]
