Think back to the biggest violent Rock Deaths of the last few decades and one will probably stand out.
This is NOT that death. But think within a decade or so. Same coast, different style, different music, different weapon.
Like the big death, conspiracy theories abounded about possible foul play. Focusing on someone close to The Late Musician. These theories are both convincing and enduring.
What they don’t tell you is that this theory is perpetuated and supported online still after all these years by certain family members of The Late Musician. It is very much in their best interest to keep these conspiracies active and growing because it directs attention away from information that might make them look culpable in other, more indirect ways, for his untimely and tragic death.
Due to the litigious nature of these people, confidants, biographers and journalists have only been able to hint at the nightmare childhood The Late Musician endured. Not only abuse from a close family member but at the hands of others with the full knowledge and enabling of said family member. He wasn’t the only one who was hurt either. The Late Musician spoke about this often and unambiguously, off the record, shortly before his death. His next record was going to explicitly tell all.
The family member contacted him again, repeatedly. It contributed to a slide into paranoia, shame and despair.
If friends (or family) of The Late Musician even look like they might make accusations of the #metoo variety the lawyers will quickly put an end to them. The worst part is that they use the profits from his music to do this. People are silenced almost before they can open their mouths.
It will , perhaps, come to light one day in the future. I hope so. He was a sweet human being and no one deserves what he went through.