Chester Bennington kills himself

[TSwizzle]

Two people I knew reasonably well committed suicide. Even the people closest to them say they never saw it coming. But then later on, you look back and you see very subtle signs that all is not well. Depression was definitely part of it but they hid it. I don't know what could have been done to prevent it. Some people are just destined to self destruct no matter what.

 

[rousseau]

His fans never emailed him a helpline number while they partied to songs like In The End, Waiting For The End, Bleed It Out, Good Goodbye, Nobody Can Save Me, Given Up, Final Masquerade, Nobody's Listening, No Roads Left, In My Remains, I'll Be Gone and Hit The Floor. Nope, they just waited for the end. They appreciate him SO much more now. "Tragically" he has done what he set out to do as an artist. Heck, I may even become a fan, now that he's dead.

Winehouse had a great party song entailing exactly why she would die. Cobain cried for help so entertainingly. Grungy! Like Cornell, who couldn't praise heroin enough, before he went ahead and saved a heroin relapse the trouble of killing him. Cheater. The list goes on and on, and people appreciate these open books more because they are dead. They would be happy to know that, and they DID know that before they croaked. It almost seems kind of vain. I can't decide if I should feel sympathy, respect... or just yawn. Yeah I yawned nvm. Entertainers with material that isn't utterly depressing and boringly foreshadowing are the ones I mourn. Like Robin Williams. I do feel for him. That makes me sad every time I think about it man.

I recall when I was younger, listening to Shannon Hoon of Blind Melon sing the song 'Change', thinking that it was incredibly inspiring.

As the years passed the inspiration gradually changed into empathy. Eventually, I was able to see the actual writer in the lyrics, and how he was desperately grasping for hope before he finally ended his life.

It's easy to be cynical about your every-day person not seeing it, but at the same time I'm slowly waking up to the fact that these people don't have the mental capacity to see it. It's not about being stupid, either, it's about ignorance. The people they listen to on the radio aren't real people, they're abstract concepts singing abstract songs. Their connection is to the music, not the artist. It takes real insight and wisdom to actually see art as a form of self-expression, rather than only something one consumes.

To me it's disappointing that people can't see it, but at the same time this is mostly just a fact of life, like the sun heating things up, or water being wet. In other words, not a point of angst, but something to be accepted.

 

[another1]

I recall when I was younger, listening to Shannon Hoon of Blind Melon sing the song 'Change', thinking that it was incredibly inspiring.

Change is alright. Not a bad song. My favorite was "It's Not Sane", which is what I judge all of his "work" by.

As the years passed the inspiration gradually changed into empathy. Eventually, I was able to see the actual writer in the lyrics, and how he was desperately grasping for hope before he finally ended his life.

I never felt sympathy because he made heroin look fun. My inner Bob Dole was always judging that wave of musicians. You know, the ones making heroin look fun? Too many around at the time. I just can't feel sad for the guy, or the industry that pimped him out and contributed to his death. Doubt I could feel empathy either because I could never afford that much heroin, and I would never glamourize my own self destruction while wiping my butt with the money it made me.

It takes real insight and wisdom to actually see art as a form of self-expression, rather than only something one consumes.

That looks good on paper. If I could fully comprehend it, I'd even use it. Do you ever wonder why the simplest things are the harderst for people to grasp, when it comes to this stuff? You'd think people would jump to emergency mode as soon as they hear lyrics like the ones we're talking about, but there is money to be made, and parties at Myrtle Beach (trash capital of the country) that need good tunes for jamming. Also, I think the best artists (musicians) are usually dying right before our eyes. Way better post-death. (insert sad puppy emoticon here)

I'm definitely not disagreeing with you and we can both agree that some art is painful to make - and consume. Robin Williams left an unprecedented mark on suicide hotlines. He was a real artist, ya know. I can kinda see something in his face now. Never saw Mork's face clearly til he died. These trashy musicians... you can see that stuff coming a mile away. I can't feel much for them. Especially the ones profiting from allowing labels to project them as druggie superheroes. Or saddy role models. It doesn't seem right to me.

 

[another1]

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