Quiet Riot singer Kevin Dubrow found dead...

[GNRreunioneventually]

any one think that maybe his old happits came into play?

[SLCPUNK]

I totally agree, but I wouldn't call that "natural causes."

[*Timothy*]

I totally agree, but I wouldn't call that "natural causes."

Natural Cause from living a hard life maybe.

[GNRreunioneventually]

when will they anounce the autospy reports?

[Dr. Blutarsky]

I totally agree, but I wouldn't call that "natural causes."

Natural Cause from living a hard life maybe.

Living life fast and hard for 30+ years can do that.

I just hope it wasn't a suicide or some type of overdose.

[SLCPUNK]

Well, whatever the results are, it is what it is.

It's difficult to explain, but when you start to see child idols pass on, it's a rather uncomfortable feeling. It's a rude reminder of my mortality, something you never really considered as a kid.

[fuckin crazy]

^ As bad as that is, it is infintely worse when your friends start dying.

[mrlee]

www.sleazeroxx.com

a website i go on often, it has a page which lists all statements on his death from all the band members, and various (quite a few well known ones) other famous people.

and then journalists, fans and friends.

[Bandita]

when will they anounce the autospy reports?

From what I read the autopsy is complete but it could take 6-12 weeks for the toxicology reports.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-et-quiet28nov28,1,5384628.story?coll=la-entnews-music

As of Tuesday, the Las Vegas police were not investigating the death as a suspicious one. Samantha Charles, the communications officer with the Clark County coroner's office, said that an autopsy was performed Monday on DuBrow and that official determination of the cause of death would depend on results of toxicology tests, which could take six to 12 weeks.

[SLCPUNK]

^ As bad as that is, it is infintely worse when your friends start dying.

I have had no casualties yet, but have seen plenty a life wasted away. Sometimes I wonder if death would have been a better alternative to such a pitiful life.

[GNRreunioneventually]

6-12 weeks?

why does it take so long? is there like a line or something?

[GNRreunioneventually]

i just went to Blabbermouth and saw this-

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=85724

aparently he was dead for about 6 days before he was found, and i didn't know he had a soon to be wife..............really sad


something else that was on there was a story told by Dee Snider i thought it was pretty funny

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=85715

[Bandita]

I find it a little strange that it took 6 days to realize something was wrong.? I don't know any engaged people that go that long without contact.

[sexkitten]

OMG, this is shocking! He was very loved in the metal/rock world.

so sad that we will never hear Quiet Riot again.?

Isn't Hookers & Blow's guitarist Alex in Quiet Riot?

[LawsonsLaw007]

Ahhh this is verry sad Quite Riot was amazing and kaven is awsome R I P


Peace

[hellfirecan]

^ As bad as that is, it is infintely worse when your friends start dying.

that is very true...I am 32 and have buried far too many friends

[Bandita]

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=85769

Original QUIET RIOT Bassist Explains How KEVIN DUBROW's Body Was Discovered - Nov. 29, 2007

Bassist Kelly Garni, who was one of the founding members of QUIET RIOT, has released the following statement regarding the passing of the group's lead singer, Kevin DuBrow:

"I want to thank everyone who refrained from jumping to conclusions and starting rumors. This has been a very traumatic tragedy to me and because of the fireworks usually associated with Kevin, I was expecting an avalanche of negativity that both me and Frankie [Banali, QUIET RIOT drummer] usually have to deal with. And I'm happy to say that for the most part, everyone did nothing but express good feelings. Unfortunately what negativity that did occur was internal and while inconvenient, I was able to handle.

"On Sunday [November 25], while I was working I got a phone call from Kevin's home security company. It was at about 3:15 in the afternoon. I am the only one who gets a call whenever his alarm goes off and usually I go to his house and let the guards in to check things out. However, Kevin had had his front doors replaced a few weeks ago and I did not yet have a key, so I told them to send the guards and if there was a problem I would go there and take care of it. They also told me that Kevin's voice mail was full. That was the first sign of trouble to me.

"I got on the phone to Frankie in L.A. and asked if Kevin was with him. He said no and that he hadn't talked to Kevin in about 10 days. He said he thought Kevin was with one of his girlfriends. From there, I started to track her down. I have never met her and only after Frankie gave me her name was I able to find her, which was relativity easy. By now about 10 minutes had passed. She said that Kevin had missed Thanksgiving with her (one of two girls he was supposed to have thanksgiving with. Well, he IS Kevin). She said she had gone to his house and left him many messages without response and that she had a very bad feeling about this. Right then, my other phone rang. I have three phones in my house and little did I know soon all three would be ringing nonstop. I put the phone down on the table with girlfriend #2 still on the line and it was Frankie on the phone. He told me what had happened. I lost all composure at that point and told FB I would call him back.

"Now to the other phone where I had the unpleasant task of telling #2 the news. Needless to say she freaked. GF#1 was Lark Williams who was in San Fran at the time. She was worried about Kevin as well and she had called a paramedic friend of hers to go check on Kevin. The guy happened to be very close to his house. With Lark on the phone, the guy went to Kevin's and was looking into windows and told Lark he could see his keys on the counter. Lark told him to break in immediately. It was a very ballsy and good thing she did. The guy broke in (hence the call from the alarm co.) and found Kev. This all happened in about 20 minutes time. From there, police, fire, everybody was called. He was found in bed. I talked with a detective who was there and they hadn't even removed Kevin yet. He said, 'We have found no signs of foul play and are ruling this an accidental death.'

"Last I heard from Kevin's brother, there was going to be a service this Sunday in Corona del Mar, Caalifornia. Kevin will be buried next to his father. But then I was told that the coroner was still not done so that was kind of up in the air. I have not heard from them since.

"Peter Margolis [director of the upcoming Randy Rhoads documentary film] was one of the first people I called. I had had to tell the news to Kevin's brother as well and I really didn't want to go through that again with others who are important in our lives. He was very kind was immediately saddened and said right off he wouldn't wish this on anybody. I read his statement and can say that he did in fact want to work out the differences between Kevin and himself.

"From here, I am not going to point out all the other things to you that people say when an icon dies.

"Kevin was what he was and he lived his life as such.

"To me, Kevin was my brother for 35 years. And like brothers, we had our differences. But many many times over dinner, we discussed how great it was to be able to sit across from each and laugh about all the terrible things we said and did to each other. He was always there for me, and I was always there for him.

"The last time I saw him was on our mutually shared birthday, October 29, He gave me a big hug and a really great present. The best present, though, was the hug.

"I will miss him terribly. I pray that those who had issues with him don't take this opportunity to celebrate this.

"If you knew Kevin well enough to have a beef with him, then you knew him well enough to know he had a very good side to him as well.

"Thank you all for all your kindness. Please remember him for the one thing he wanted to be since he was born: A ROCK STAR."

[fuckin crazy]

Thanks dude,

to friends, cheers

[FunkyMonkey]

Don't know the original date of this interview, it was just re-run...but here he talks about Steven Adler:


KNAC.COM: That being said, you have to take a person?s history into account when you enter into a business relationship with him, right?
DUBROW: Well, I didn?t assemble the tour. Actually, I had passed on it three times. Some background musicians didn?t want to play on it because Jani was involved. Other people didn?t want to have any part of it because Joe LeSte was involved. We got on a bus, and I have a history of substance abuse myself, but not when I work. I ended up basically getting on a bus with a bunch of people who were just hammering it out with the booze. I?m not talking about my band?Alex, Chuck or Jeff Martin, but the other guys.

KNAC.COM: You still have to be around them though?
DUBROW: Yeah, and the worst of them all was Steven Adler. He was just a nightmare and nearly got us all arrested. Steven shouldn?t be in public. I don?t have any malicious intent here, but he needs to be in a home or some type of a mental institution. You might meet him for an hour and not realize it. After an hour though, you realize that this guy has some serious shit going on here. He didn?t have two strokes and a heart attack because they just happened to him. He was my arch nemesis on the whole thing. Jani also saw me get physical with Steven twice, and that might have freaked him out a little bit.

KNAC.COM: Was it the result of him not holding up his end of the deal professionally or was it just a cumulative effect of day-to-day irritations?
DUBROW: Let me just try to put this somewhat vaguely: there was some contraband left out somewhere. Okay? I told Steven that if he was going to do that sort of thing on the bus that he had to be cool about it because there are other people who aren?t in a band with him. Steven likes to chain smoke pot, and the smell made it like a ganja bus. You could smell it three miles away. I told him, ?If you leave your shit out, everyone is going to get busted.? He said, ?fuck you, asshole.? Guess what I did? I got physical with him, and I think that freaked Jani out. I am a live and let live guy. I?ve done a lot of blow in my life. I?ve drank a lot of booze, but I never did it in a way that infringed on anyone else?s freedom or got them all arrested. That?s the difference, and Steven Adler just did not care.

KNAC.COM: Yep, I can just picture the police in Tennessee or wherever taking the time to carefully study each nuance of the investigation. Actually, it would probably be more like, ?let?s lynch the longhairs!?
DUBROW: Yeah, we?re all going to jail. I tried to explain this to him, and he just told me, ?fuuucckk yooouu assshhooolle.? (This statement mimicked by Dubrow was done with a stoned Ozark nasal twang?very nice.) In that retarded voice. It took three people to get me off of him. There were people on the bus when it happened, and I?m surprised it didn?t make the press. It happened about two or three times. I?m a nonviolent guy, but I don?t want to fuckin? go to jail.

Complete interview here: http://knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=3610

[norway]

I totally agree, but I wouldn't call that "natural causes."

Isn't illness, heart-disease/failure etc included in the definition natural causes?
Dying at age 40-50 to lifestyle-related diseases is pretty average in America to my knowledge.

Sad loss for music.