It is really a sad year for musicians and fans all around the world as we receive the news about Michael Been’s death. if you remember, Been was the front man for the band, “The Call” ho was big back in the 80’s, popularly – known for the global hit “the walls come down” in 1983. He was also a regular with regards to the bands who played for Harry Dean Stanton. He died of heart attack, back stage on the 19th of August. He was at the Pukkelpop Music Festival, doing sound engineer work for his son Robert Levon Been of the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. He’s not the only one who lost his life on the Pukkelpop, Charles Haddon of the Ou Est Le Swimming Pool also killed himself by jumping from a tower, on that very event. Weird.
My thoughts: well, Been’s death was natural that was his time, condolence to his family. But Haddon is a bit, subnormal in the way he killed himself so I don’t think that counts. But what is weird is that both front men died on that festival, makes me want to think about Asian horror movies about curses that kills people.