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Originally Posted by Savage Clone
There are a lot of painful ripples going through my social spheres today. I only knew him a little bit myself, but every interaction I had with him was extremely Pleasant and he was an incredibly kind-hearted person. A couple of my good friends were extremely close to him, even having lived with him for quite a while at one point and I feel for them today especially. Not to mention his immediate family. Around here people not only respected his musical contributions to the world, but actually knew the man as a man. He touched a lot of people. He will definitely be missed. I saw him around town quite a bit, and there was even one time when he helped do lighting for one of my old bands. If you would have told my teenage self that he would be tearing down the lighting rig after one of my shows I would have said you were crazy, but there you have it. I think his songs from the early days of aged way better than Bob's, and I'm absolutely certain I will be giving Zen Arcade a good loud spin this evening.
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He was the McCartney of the Dü. He wrote "Green Eyes," and "Pink Turns to Blie" and so many more.
Thanks for sharing. I never had the pleasure of meeting him or seeing him perform, but I was positively obsessed with Hüsker Dü in high school, and they're a staple for me even now. Wherever I go, whatever I'm going, the ability to listen to Zen Arcade, New Day Rising and Flip Your Wig is an absolute necessity for me.
I'm very sad about this, but I'm happy to see the well-wishing from members of the music community. He really will be missed.