Tim Bergling,the Swedish DJ-producer who performed as Avicii, died of an apparent suicide. Bergling’s family shared a statement about the musician’s death, saying, “He really struggled with thoughts about meaning, life, happiness. He could not go on any longer. He wanted to find peace.” “Our beloved Tim was a seeker, …
Read More »Taibbi: Goodbye, Erica Garner
Erica Garner resembled her father very much in life, and now shares his misfortune in early death, passing from heart failure this weekend. She was 27. The horrible unexpected loss of someone so young is particularly painful and tragic because she only just had a child, a baby boy she …
Read More »Ryan Adams on Tom Petty: He 'Inspired Me My Entire Life'
Ryan Adams, a longtime musical disciple of Tom Petty, remembered the singer’s artistry and ingenuity in a statement on Tuesday. Petty died on Monday at age 66. “Tom Petty wrote a song called ‘Even the Losers’ that I would sneak into an otherwise-deserted bar after school and listen to the …
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