March 28, 2005

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Paul Hester Has Passed Away

Oh god.

Paul HesterThe body of Crowded House drummer and MusicMax Sessions host Paul Hester was found in a Melbourne park over the weekend. According to website undercover.com.au, the President of the Split Enz and Crowded House fanclubs Peter Green has said -

“Last night, our mate, and Crowded House drummer Paul Hester took his own life.”

“Over the years Paul has swung the extremes of happiness and sadness, but none of us ever thought this would happen. He loved life too much, and it really seems like a bad dream that we hope we’ll wake up from tomorrow.”

“At the moment we are trying to look after Paul’s family, he leaves behind two beautiful girls, so if people could not email us that would be appreciated during this incredibly sad time.”

“It doesn’t seem real, but (sadly) it is.”

“I’ll post more on this later on, we are all just getting our heads around this loss of one of our family.”

I’m a bit speechless, so I won’t bother trying to add anything right now.

Rest in peace, Paul.

Posted by Jess at March 28, 2005 05:36 AM
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On March 28, 2005 08:50 AM, Amanda wrote:

RIP. Just utterly shocked.

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On March 28, 2005 09:28 AM, Anthony wrote:

That is incredibly sad. He was by far one of the most entertaining and funniest people. Back in the old “Martin/Molloy” radio days I used to get so excited when they’d have Hessie on.

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On March 28, 2005 09:47 AM, Tim wrote:

Shit.

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On March 28, 2005 02:19 PM, nicole wrote:

Totally shocked. Been listening to old bootlegs of live Crowded House all morning. :(

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On March 28, 2005 06:28 PM, cileo wrote:
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I loved the Crowdies, strangely for one reason, was that they got the fame & kudos that Split Enz richly deserved instead. Paul was a lovely bloke & an absolute maverick to boot. Just feel so heartbroken & bewildered.

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On March 29, 2005 12:35 AM, jellyfish wrote:

Really shocked and saddened, Jess. This sucks.

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