solrocknroll Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38432862?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_breaking&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=news_central He died incredibly early. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Raven Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 That's so sad, I just watched Keanu the other day. RIP to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maybe Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 jesus christ why Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayni Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 We were singing bits when we heard it back home. Terrible to hear, especially because it's probably related to complications he had in 2015. RIP. Yet again. 2016, man. Hopefully it's not a deluge again, but I doubt it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaMonkey Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 So I guess that this was his Last Christmas...? Anyway, this is terrible, and another reason why I can't wait for this year to be over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Raven Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 So I guess that this was his Last Christmas...? oh come on, really, did you have to walk in and make a joke? I don't want to derail this thread, but a singer that many people listen to and love just died, you have to lack some degree of social awareness to be making this joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 My mom used to like him a lot growing up, so my childhood consisted of hearing him a lot since she loved collecting music videos and CDs. I used to hate his music when I was child since she'd play it so often, but I began to appreciate his voice as I grew older. He nailed "Somebody to Love" and I've yet to see a performance as stunning as his was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rei Rei Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Well, 2016 is going to kill all of my idols. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezzy Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 That's awfully young. Was he sick? This is right after Carrie Fisher had a heart attack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterIceTeaPeach Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 That's awfully young. Was he sick? This is right after Carrie Fisher had a heart attack. Actually he was sick all the past years. Had a pneumonia a few years ago because he smoked tons of joints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezzy Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Actually he was sick all the past years. Had a pneumonia a few years ago because he smoked tons of joints. It looks like he had AIDS, which could explain the early mortality. I'm not sure when he contracted it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yojinbo Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 For him to die on christmas day is some particularly foul kind of irony ... reminds of when Lou Reed died on a sunday morning. God must have a sick sense of humor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Res Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 It looks like he had AIDS, which could explain the early mortality. I'm not sure when he contracted it. I've not seen anything indicating he had AIDS! He did have poor health but it seems not due to AIDS. A late partner of his was HIV+ and he spoke of his fears of contracting it, but nothing to indicate that he ever did. I didn't know much about him but stories of his philanthropy have been emerging these past two days and it sounds like he was a pretty awesome person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezzy Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 I've not seen anything indicating he had AIDS! He did have poor health but it seems not due to AIDS. A late partner of his was HIV+ and he spoke of his fears of contracting it, but nothing to indicate that he ever did. I didn't know much about him but stories of his philanthropy have been emerging these past two days and it sounds like he was a pretty awesome person. It was the first I had heard about it. I googled George Michael and one the articles that popped up was "Singer George Michael succumbs to HIV/AIDS at 53". I took it at face value, since to die that young would almost always either be a disease like AIDS, a heart attack, or an accident/drug overdose. It may have been something else, but unfortunately, I haven't seen any other explanations, yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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