Here Today... Gone To Hell!

hey guys, just found this on blabbermouth.net, very sad...

QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali has confirmed the passing of the group's singer, Kevin DuBrow, at the age of 52. In an e-mail to Spain's The Metal Circus, which had requested a comment from Banali on the rumors of DuBrow's death, the drummer wrote, "I can't even find words to say. Please respect my privacy as I mourn the passing and honor the memory of my dearest friend Kevin DuBrow." UPDATE: The same statement can now be found on Frankie Banali's official web site.

Michael Politz of The Vegas Eye reported earlier today that DuBrow was found dead in his Las Vegas home on Sunday, November 25. According to Politz, DubRow ? whom Politz calls "one of my closest friends" ? recently celebrated his 52nd birthday in New Orleans "where he ate great food and even caught THE CULT at The House of Blues."

Although the band has yet to issue an official statement on the matter, bassist Kelly Garni, who was one of the founding members of QUIET RIOT, has posted the following message on the Randy Rhoads (late QUIET RIOT/OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist) web site RandyRhoads.tk:

"I ask this to all of you not only for myself but for other friends and family. I ask that no one here offer any speculation or opinions, theories or other things that could be construed as negative or, and I'm sorry for this, even sympathetic, right at this immediate time. I am already within hours of this having to deal with untrue rumors and speculation and that only adds fuel to that. There is a tendency for the subject of Kevin to incite flames on every board and now is not the time for that. I will explain to everyone here the facts and the truth in the next 24 to 48 hours as I realize this will effect us all. So please, until then, be patient. All details and other pertinate info will be passed on to you here when it becomes available to me. Thank you."

In 2004, DuBrow recorded a collection of cover versions for his first solo album, "In for the Kill".

QUIET RIOT's latest studio CD, "Rehab", was released on October 3, 2006. The lineup on the album was Kevin DuBrow, Frankie Banali, Tony Franklin and Neil Citron. Legendary singer Glenn Hughes also made a guest vocal appearance on the LP.

So very sad.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/11/26/obit.dubrow/index.html

so its official then :'( ???

R.I.P.
Kevin


May we all bang our heads in rememberence :headbanger:

:peace:

Damn, always sad to see rockstars pass. RIP  :(

Former WARRANT guitarist Billy Morris, who played guitar with QUIET RIOT off and on during the band's later years, has released the following statement to D.X. Ferris of the Cleveland Scene regarding the passing of QUIET RIOT singer Kevin DuBrow:

"Wow. Today I learned that my friend Kevin DuBrow passed away. This blows me away. No one would ever imagine this happening to Kevin, especially me, after knowing him for the past eight years. During our tours together, he would really take care of himself, eating well (certainly better than the rest of us). He'd take his vitamins every day, and always kept his body and voice in check. One thing about Kevin was that he was always so thankful for what he had. Performing live and creating music were his passions, and he was grateful for the time he spent with his friends and fans. The rock scene has lost an icon, an individual who brought it every night! Kevin, you will be missed."

According to The Associated Press, a neighbor summoned police and paramedics Sunday (November 25) to the Las Vegas home where the 52-year-old Dubrow was pronounced dead at 5:20 p.m., police and coroner's officials said.

There was no forced entry at the house, and no suspicious circumstances were reported, police Officer Jose Montoya said.

The cause and manner of death were not immediately known, pending an autopsy and toxicology results, Clark County coroner's spokeswoman Samantha Charles said.

An MSNBC.com video report on DuBrow's passing can be viewed at this location.

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=85583

Let alone two in one day.  Apparently, the 26-yr old guitarist for Hawthorne Heights (a band I've heard of but never heard) passed away as well.

What did Kevin die from?  Have they said what was the cause of his death?

This sucks.

That's sad news . RIP Mr. Metal health.

Wow. What a bummer. I've heard of that band and it sounded like they were up and coming. :/.. bummer.  :no:

RIP Kevin

I remember when Metal Health was at the to of the charts back in 6th grade......still have the casette tape somewhere in a box up in the attic - I'm gonna dig it out to listen to and pay my respects.

Something Ironic - Metal Health made it to #1 on November 26, 1983 - 24 years ago today.

not really up and coming, they were the definition of emo. I personally hated their music., but it's still extremely sad that he died.

same with Kevin Dubrow. I guess he'll never get to be in the rhandy rhoads documentary after all  :(

RIP Kevin

Glad I got to see him with QR in August, He looked better then, than he did in the early 80's

RIP.

Was it a suicide? :no:

probably an overdose

Anyone know what his DOC was?

people like you spread lies and rumors.. why not stfu, till you know the facts,

He was 52

Probably just naturaly causes like a heart attack in his sleep.

one guy at Blabbermouth left a very Righteous, cool post in Kevins name i thought it was cool enough to bring it here-

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My ass. Dubrow's probably up there right now running his mouth. Ain't nothing peaceful about his rest. Granted, I 'm sad he's gone, for thanks to QR and Def Leppard I'm a metalhead to this day, and thanks to Dubrow for being a pretty cool guy when I met him. But rest in peace? Fuck that, I don't think that's what he wants, and I don't think that's what he's going to get. So you want to honor him? Crank the old music in your car on the way home. Maybe stop by the local bar for a shot of Jack and make sure to put him on the jukebox. Celebrate the the time he was here, and the memories that you have. But wishing that loud, obnioxious, fucking kick ass front man a peaceful rest? Fuck that."

:peace:

Autopsy will be out soon enough, I'm curious as well.

Dying of a heart attack in your early 50's is not what I'd file under "natural causes."

If you live off of McDonalds or having a great deal of stress can cause a heart attack in your 50's - I'm not saying DuBrow had these problems but it could happen to a guy his age.

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

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

Natural Cause from living a hard life maybe.

when will they anounce the autospy reports?

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

6-12 weeks?

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

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 :rofl: i thought it was pretty funny

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

:peace:

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.

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

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

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

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


Peace

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

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."

Thanks dude,

to friends, cheers

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

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. :(

I wish there was video of dubrow beating up adler :rofl:

saw a rockumentary tonight at MTV called "Heavy: the story of metal" or something like that.. banali and dubrow was in it and they talked a bit about metal health's succes :)

RIP

?fuuucckk yooouu assshhooolle.?

Rolls up sleeves: PUNCH!

dude, who are you talking to?

He's reenacting the adler altercation

http://www.heretodaygonetohell.com/board/index.php?topic=49880.msg1022215#msg1022215

Oh, right...lol

I'll be glad to trade you my purple wig for your blond one if you'd like.

 ;D

Oh, right...lol

I'll be glad to trade you my purple wig for your blond one if you'd like.

 ;D

That's funny!  I thought you had terret's (sp?)!

I'm not denying that I don't... :o

The Associated Press reports that the death last month of Kevin Dubrow, lead singer for the 1980s heavy metal band QUIET RIOT, has been ruled an accidental cocaine overdose.

Clark County coroner spokeswoman Samantha Charles confirmed the cause Monday (December 10) after toxicology results were received.

Dubrow was found dead Nov. 25 at his Las Vegas home. He was 52.

So pointless, and so sad. 

Ah man, what shame.

That does suck - Same way John Entwistle of the Who left us.........

My heart aches.

terrible... it keeps on happening year after year

i guess old habbits did Die hard and Die with him :'(


http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=86503

I hate to read this being the reason. :-[

I'd like my apology now.

The facts were there 2 weeks ago and the most likely cause was obvious.

now we all know what many knew 2 weeks ago

So, do you feel good that you were right?  No matter what it was, this thread is about someone that lost his life much too young.

Sucks, but not surprising.

no it doesnt, but i dont need someone telling me what to think

He wasn't telling you how to think, he was saying not to talk/speculate until we know the facts. Out of respect for the deceased I think it was not out of line to ask for at least that much. You may not have liked the way he asked, but people tend to get touchy about things like this-it's a sensitive subject.

IMO, telling people that he was a bad person because he did drugs & died because of them would be disrespectful. I don't think speculating what happened to him was disrespectful at all.

But opinions are like you-know-what... we all have one.  :P