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    Posted: March 09 2007 at 21:34
This is really sad news. He was only 55 years old.
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That is very sad. Brad Delp was a very good and distinctive singer. That's just more proof that you can die at anytime when God desires. It's sad he had to go that way, especially the fact that he was alone when he died.
 
Brad Delp will be remembered. June 12, 1951-March 9, 2007.


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Cry   My favorite vocal of his has to be Piece of Mind.......  What a great talent.
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I'm just at a loss for words, Very sad. Cry
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Points: 64375 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 09 2007 at 23:37
amazing voice
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Points: 8191 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 09 2007 at 23:39
NooooooooooooooooooooooooooCry
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Points: 7910 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 09 2007 at 23:58
A memorable voice silenced forever. Thanks, Brad, for all of the great music.

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Points: 15585 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 10 2007 at 04:44
Sad news indeed. The voice of "More than a feeling" and so many other wonderful songs.
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Nothing to do with prog (although Tom Scholz recording techinique was definitely progressive) but Brad Delp's voice was one of the greatest instruments in rock and he will be sadly missed.

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Points: 2822 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 10 2007 at 09:48

*moment of silence for Brad*

 
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http://www.thestar.com/artsentertainment/article/190320

March 09, 2007
Associated Press

ATKINSON, N.H. – Brad Delp, the lead singer for Boston, a huge rock sensation in the 1970s, was found dead Friday in his home, police said.

He was 55.

Atkinson police responded to a call for help at 1:20 p.m. EST and found Delp dead. Police Lt. William Baldwin said in a statement the death was "untimely" and there was no indication of foul play.

Delp apparently was alone at the time of his death, Baldwin said.

The cause of his death remained under investigation by the Atkinson police and the New Hampshire Medical Examiner's office. Police said an incident report would not be available until Monday.

Delp sang vocals on Boston's 1976 hits "More than a Feeling" and "Longtime." He also sang on Boston's most recent album, ``Corporate America," released in 2002.

He joined the band in the early 1970s after meeting Tom Scholz, an MIT student interested in experimental methods of recording music, the group's official website said. The band enjoyed its greatest success and influence during its first decade.

The band's last appearance was in November 2006 at Boston's Symphony Hall.

On Friday night, the website was taken down and replaced with the statement: "We just lost the nicest guy in rock and roll."

A call to the Swampscott, Mass., home of Boston guitarist Barry Goudreau was not immediately returned Friday night.
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Points: 12600 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 10 2007 at 10:58
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Points: 41360 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 11 2007 at 12:57
    very sad news....
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Very sad, great singer.
 
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RIP Brad. 
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Just read that it was suicide, which makes it even more sad...
 
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Poor guy :-(
More tragic by the moment. How could someone who played such uplifting music become so sad?
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Originally posted by WaywardSon WaywardSon wrote:

Just read that it was suicide, which makes it even more sad...
 
 
   shocking news.
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Delp suicide note: 'I am a lonely soul'

By KATHARINE WEBSTER
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ATKINSON, N.H. (AP) -- Brad Delp, the lead singer for the band Boston who killed himself last week, left behind a note in which he called himself "a lonely soul," according to police reports released Thursday.

The note was paper-clipped to the neck of Delp's shirt when police found his body at his Atkinson home, on the bathroom floor, his head on a pillow. He had sealed himself inside with two charcoal grills; toxicology tests showed he had committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning.

"Mr. Brad Delp. J'ai une ame solitaire. I am a lonely soul," the note read.

Delp joined Boston in the mid-1970s and sang two of its biggest hits, "More than a Feeling" and "Long Time." He was cremated Wednesday, after a private funeral earlier in the week.

His fiancee, Pamela Sullivan, called police March 9 after noticing a dryer vent tube connected to the exhaust pipe of Delp's car. In the garage, police found a note taped to the door leading into the house.

"To whoever finds this I have hopefully committed suicide. Plan B was to asphyxiate myself in my car."

In another note on a door at the top of the stairs, Delp cautioned that there was carbon monoxide inside.

"I take complete and sole responsibility for my present situation. I have lost my desire to live," he wrote. The note also included instructions on how to contact his fiancee: "Unfortunately she is totally unaware of what I have done."

Police later found four sealed letters in an office addressed to Sullivan, his children, their mother, Micki Delp, and another couple whose identity was not disclosed. Police Lt. William Baldwin said police gave the letters to family members without reading them.

Sullivan told police that Delp "had been depressed for some time, feeling emotional (and) bad about himself," according to the reports.

He had planned to marry Sullivan this summer during a break in a tour with Boston. A lifelong Beatles fan, Delp also played with the tribute band Beatle Juice.

Truly tragic.
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Points: 7910 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 16 2007 at 22:33
Originally posted by tdbark tdbark wrote:

Delp suicide note: 'I am a lonely soul'


By KATHARINE WEBSTER Associated Press Writer  ATKINSON, N.H. (AP) -- Brad Delp, the lead singer for the band Boston who killed himself last week, left behind a note in which he called himself "a lonely soul," according to police reports released Thursday.


The note was paper-clipped to the neck of Delp's shirt when police found his body at his Atkinson home, on the bathroom floor, his head on a pillow. He had sealed himself inside with two charcoal grills; toxicology tests showed he had committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning.


"Mr. Brad Delp. J'ai une ame solitaire. I am a lonely soul," the note read.


Delp joined Boston in the mid-1970s and sang two of its biggest hits, "More than a Feeling" and "Long Time." He was cremated Wednesday, after a private funeral earlier in the week.


His fiancee, Pamela Sullivan, called police March 9 after noticing a dryer vent tube connected to the exhaust pipe of Delp's car. In the garage, police found a note taped to the door leading into the house.


"To whoever finds this I have hopefully committed suicide. Plan B was to asphyxiate myself in my car."


In another note on a door at the top of the stairs, Delp cautioned that there was carbon monoxide inside.


"I take complete and sole responsibility for my present situation. I have lost my desire to live," he wrote. The note also included instructions on how to contact his fiancee: "Unfortunately she is totally unaware of what I have done."


Police later found four sealed letters in an office addressed to Sullivan, his children, their mother, Micki Delp, and another couple whose identity was not disclosed. Police Lt. William Baldwin said police gave the letters to family members without reading them.


Sullivan told police that Delp "had been depressed for some time, feeling emotional (and) bad about himself," according to the reports.


He had planned to marry Sullivan this summer during a break in a tour with Boston. A lifelong Beatles fan, Delp also played with the tribute band Beatle Juice.



Truly tragic.


Man, an already tragic story gets even more tragic. Really wished he had sought help.

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