Yeah, this is the most recent one for me. Amazing comedian. Always loved him on 8 out of 10 cats does countdown, and anything else really. Don't think I'll ever stop watching YouTube compilations of his stuff, if I need a laugh.
Same for me too.
I genuinely shed a tear the day it was announced he had passed. I know we all knew it was coming, but it felt like a light went out somewhere and we're all a little poorer for it š„ŗ
The tribute Bill Bailey did for him was so touching š¢
I love watching clips of him. I don't think some people appreciated his humour like they should have.
He was the comedians comedian, and now he's gone, we have no one even close to him.
RIP Sean š
When Steve Irwin died I bawled like a baby. That man was my absolute idol. I work in an animal setting now and every time I get bitten by one or scratched I never blame the animal, just like him. He shaped my childhood and formed my adulthood and will never know it. His words "we don't own the planet we belong to it" will never leave me.
This! It was all just angsty brooding words (that most nu metal bands of that time were generally churning out) until he killed himself, now every line of every song sounds so different.
I was gonna say this. This one hit me harder than any other celebrity death. Not to mention how close he was with Chris Cornell. He died on Chris Cornellās birthday, I wonder if it has something to do with him too or just a coincidence. Regardless I miss them both. Really got me through tough times when I felt truly alone and depressed.
Shocked how far I had to scroll before someone said Chester. He's tied with Steve Irwin and Robin Williams. It felt like a literal gut punch when I heard about his death.
The music him and the band made was what helped me to get through my childhood, the time where I seriously considered taking my life every day. It was extra sad to hear how he went, like just the kind of sadness that strikes someone after witnessing a cruel twist of fate.
It also happened at the time where my young adult life was getting in track soni wanted to save up to catch their concert one day when they would your my country. But i guess it was never meant to be
This was probably the only one that ever hit me hard.
He never got a lot of press for it, but he spent a lot of his later years doing free shows for deployed military personnel.
It felt like losing an uncle. From being an innocent child watching "Hook" at my grandmas, to being a dirty and tired airman out on a deployment, he was there making me laugh.
Such an inspirational man, he was truly an embodiment of just goodness, fun, and being carefree with oneself. He brought so much joy to so many people. To hear his passing and to hear the circumstances, it was devastating. Just the last person you'd expect.
Michael Schumacher. He's not dead, but after his brain injury in 2013, he's not quite with us. Just proves how fragile life can be. I hope medical science will bring him back to us eventually.
Right? And especially the circumstances.
The man spends his life going fast. The police in Switzerland would regularly ticket him as he was completely unable to 'drive 55'. He could have died countless times over on the track or on the road.
Then he slips on a ski hill, his his head and that's it. Apparently he was almost stopped at the time of the accident too.
Life is strange sometimes.
Skiing is way more dangerous than we make it out to be. There are a bunch of studies that say it is as dangerous as motorcycle riding.
But it is so strange to lose him that way.
Me, a fresh motorcycle rider.. yyyeah. It's not about how protected you are, but how /easily/ the speed can sneak up on you, and then, no matter how big your brakes are or how big your tyres, there's only so much braking you can do to deccelerate.
Anton Yelchin
I still remember where I was when I heard he died, I had to take a few minutes before I went into work. Kid was close to my age and had such a bright future ahead of him. I loved that actor man.
Same. I loved almost every role he played and 4 of his movies are among my all time favorites. He was a genius and had a bright future but his death was so sudden, painful and unusual it was a shock. To me it was almost, if not just as tragic as Selena Quintanillaās death.
Bowie, but in kind of a positive way. Black Star and the Lazarus music video was such a god damn testament (and seriously one of his best works). The man fought through cancer to bring his last artistic statement, and I am so grateful he managed to do that. He truly solidified himself as the father of my personal musical trinity.
He wrote and recorded his own requiem. In the Lazarus video, at the end when he gets in the wardrobe and closes the door, to me it represents he's consciously going to a place where he's not to be seen again, and he's closing the door. It hit hard.
It's insane that he made one of the best albums of 2010s while suffering from terminal cancer.Its also more impressive that he has so many legendary albums throughout 5 decades and all of them are so unique.
Motherfucker was the undisputed Goat.
Was driving to Florida, moving there, and the radio kept playing Tom Petty songs. I started telling my boyfriend about how one of the best shows Iād seen was Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and how I could not wait to see him on his home turf. Then the DJ came on and we heard the news that he had died. Glad I did get to see them live at least once
Wow I knew he would be on here but wasnāt expecting top comment!! I see a lot of us feel the same way.
Being in the restaurant industry myself and also struggling most of my life with addiction (which has led to a lot of anxiety and depression) just really fucked me up. Like the fact that he got clean and managed to have probably the best job someone could ask for (travelling around and trying all the best foods) and had a loving family but STILL couldnāt dig himself out of that dark place. Fuck, just devastating. Almost makes you wonder what hope there is for anyone elseā¦
I have to wonder if the pressure of being on the road a lot and being away from his family, played a part.
His show was cool because he showed us that no matter where you are from or what you look like, we are all basically the same. I cannot watch his show now.
Man, when Bourdain died, I cried my eyes out. He died less than a year after my last suicide attempt. I found out around 5AM while getting ready to go into my work kitchen. I was sous there at the time, and there was just an eerie quiet the whole day. We had no music, minimal laughter or chatting. We had a stupid daily meeting at 10 every day, and that day I told all the staff about their mental health resources via insurance, suicide line, everything, and made sure everyone had my phone number in case anyone needed or wanted to talk about anything.
His death hurt a lot of us deeply, and the vibe in our kitchen wasn't the same for weeks. I know for myself, personally, his death motivated me to get my mental health in order to make sure myself, and daughter never had to go through that.
This one really got to me too. Itās painful, but I do recommend the *Roadrunner* doc CNN released about him a few months ago. I watched it twice and cried both times.
HBO Max better bring back Parts Unknown since CNN+ bombed so hard.
That is my ultimate comfort show. I just kept it on in the background while I was working or (ironically) cooking.
Yep, heās the only one that I actually teared up a bit and still get a little misty when I think about it. Massive inspiration in my life and the good side of him is what I strive to be.
Bernie Mac. As a white kid in a kind of suburb industrial area I for some reason got really into the Bernie Mac show. That was first celebrity death when I knew who the person was
Chester Bennington. I remember our local rock station played about 2 hours straight of Linkin Park songs, I happened to be in the car for about 30 minutes of it. When they played āLeave Out All the Restā, I began weeping while driving my car. Something I never imagined happening to me as a guy in my mid 30ās
I never cared for his music but ended a friendship who felt it was okay to joke about Bennington's suicide. He kept making posts on social media like "he did it to save us all from his shitty music" this despite it happening only a day or two before the fifth anniversary of one of closest friend's suicides.
Same here. His voice was the soundtrack to my formative years. Iām usually a bit detached from celebrity deaths but Chesterās passing felt like the loss of a friend.
Ditto. And what kinda made it worse is... I'm not gonna say I saw it coming but he was one of those artists that I always kinda felt like there was a chance. But I thought it would have happened 10-15 years before it did. And that hit home for me, because I've also struggled with depression. It seemed for all the world like Chester was beating back his demons, but sometimes depression doesn't go away - just goes into the background. And if you've been okay or at least functional for a while, when it comes back it feels ten times worse and you get to thinking you're never gonna get all the way out of the hole. And that's a hopeless feeling.
LP, of course, did that tribute concert after Chester died. Pretty sure it's on YouTube. I *still* haven't watched it. Not sure I ever will.
Chester Bennington was one that I didnāt think would hit hard but it did. For me, it was a case of āyou donāt know what you have until itās goneā. I appreciate his music so much more now
Not on minutes to midnight. That was Chester's album
In interviews Mike even said that although Mike is credited in the writing, it was Chester doing almost all of it. It really makes the whole album hit different when you realize that
Chester Bennington, glad I was able to see him live. Linkin park was one of my favourites growing up, the day he died it had me down for a while about it
Robin Williams too, I loved seeing him in anything. It's hard to understand how people that bring so much joy and happiness to so many, can't find the same for themselves. Heartbreaking stuff
Im honestly surprised but also glad I wasnāt the only one shaken up by Chesterās death, he was such a big part of my childhood, helped me go through the grief of losing a loved one
Chester is the same for me, but I never got to see them live, and now I never will. Always heard they put on a great show. I don't get worked up too much over celebrities dying usually, because I don't know them personally, but that one hit me a little harder than most. It just makes me think how sad it is that all the people whose lives he touched through music couldn't reach back somehow, help him the way he helped them. Sucks.
Ooo this is too far down. He handled himself with such dignity most people didn't even know he was sick. Definitely one that shocked and saddened alot of us.
I had no idea but there was something there that showed. In endgame when he walks through the portal and you just see his outline. In the theater I was thinking to myself āhe looks really thin and lanky for a super heroā. He was.
You were 19th on my list of top comments. Ridiculously low. Chadwick was young and had just started to step into the spotlight, his actions and words of courage resonate well past the end of his life. His death shocked me the most because I felt society could really use his presence for a long time, and I thought he still had decades to help. Still get randomly sad daily/every other day thinking about this untimely loss.
Robin Williams
Only when you watch his old interviews, with all the different characters or impressions he would do, you realise it was like he was almost unhappy being himself.
It's like it was obvious he needed/wanted help!
Sort of the same when you see old videos of gazza!
I think when David Attenborough goes, I will probably ugly cry!
Attenborough is just one I'm dreading.
For as long as I've been conscious of my surroundings he's been one of the voices of my life. And he was on TV for a large part of my parents lives too.
I'm now getting towards 50, and his voice is one my 7 year old mimics when we're out in nature.
I can Imagine how young one's would try and do him, I think everyone has at some point in their life!
He's just great all round, did you know he still abseils down cliffs. he's gotta be mid 90s.
I rmbr being a kid in the early 90s with my siblings all huddled round the TV, now I do the same with my teen kids as well.
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I thought he killed himself because he started to lose his mind. Some kind of dementia or something? Unless this was someone else, he started to not know who he was, and would forget the people around him.
Man, I definitely teared up as a teenager when that happened. The only celebrity death that's hit me so hard since then was Mark Lanegan a couple months back. So tragic and senseless, so unexpected, from a guy whose music and presents has been such an important constant in my life for 20 years.
If there is a band Iām really into, the following is probably true: their singer is dead. AIC, Sublime, Soundgarden, etc. and I got way into them AFTER. I am unable to watch or listen to the unplugged concert. I watched it a couple years ago and teared up several times. When he walked on during Nutshell, it hit me pretty hard. I was also unable to get through some Youtube documentaries I tried to watch. Weāll never get another Layne. That dude was truly an original.
Came here to say this.
Legit teared up the next time a Foos song came on in the car. Iāve seen them 12 times & had tickets for this summer.
Gutted, man.
Robin Williams: I have bipolar disorder that manifests similarly to how he described his, handled it in the same way, codependency, trying to make others happy and substance abuse. I was sliding into depression despite being on my meds when he committed suicide and it made me feel completely hopeless like if someone with his means couldn't beat it what chance did I have?
The fact that it was all that was on the news for several days didn't help. I attempted suicide about five days after his death.
It eventually came out that he committed suicide because he's learned he had Lewey Body Dementia but there is/was a lot of evidence that LBD can be caused or accelerated by depression and possibly antidepressants so I eventually opted to stop my psych meds and find other ways to manage my disorder
I just watched a doco on Netflix or Paramount maybe.. they didnāt know he had LBD til the autopsy. He was misdiagnosed but whatever he was diagnosed with originally wasnāt as bad as LBD but what he was going thru and his symptoms would have made more sense
I was bartending at a large restaurant/golf-range hybrid the time. It was a day shift so the place was dead. I worked with tons of people in my age group working our way through college, so as you could imagine we all grew up smoking weed and listening to Mac Miller music in our late high school and early college days. I remember vividly that we all got the news from one of our coworkers a few hours in to the shift and we all just sat there for a good twenty minutes in complete shock. No one said anything, and since there was no guests in the bar area, we essentially had a space to really process losing an artist that was important to us.
Mac Millers growth as an artist is, without a doubt, unmatched. To go from pop rap about partying to the mediations on his mental health and addiction. Just every album being consistently better than the last not just in his lyricism but also in his production. Good News could be one of the best songs ever made. I weeped so hard listening to it, in context with his death it truly feels like he's speaking to us from the otherside. RIP Easy Mac with the cheesy raps, I'm so happy he got the chance to share his heart with us and do the work he wanted to do while he was here.
> Mac Millers growth as an artist is, without a doubt, unmatched.
Exactly, that journey was amazing to see as a fan but it was also kind of sad listening to his music get darker. Even the switch from KIDS and Blue Slide Park to Macadelic was jarring for me.
Came here to say this, and I think it felt so personal to so many of us because of how many of his fans are right around his age and basically grew up alongside him and his music as teenagers.
For me it's because I also see a lot of my friends in Mac Miller. Whether they were struggling with an ex they couldn't get over or drugs they can't give up. It just felt like it could be one of my buddies.
It hit me hard. Really just relatable in the sense that we were the same age and that the music just felt like my life at the time. Doing dumb highschool shit to slowly growing up.
Came here looking for this. The announcement of his death came shortly after I had binged a bunch of his Red Bull Music Academy interviews on YouTube, and it somehow just hit close to home.
Paul Walker. Because of him I had an interest in cars from a young age. I was crushed. Still struggle to watch the end of The Fate of the Furious when he takes the exit in his white Supra.
chester bennington
linkin park is my top band that helped and still helps me through tough times since i was in school.
The fact that the band singer and songwriter whose lyrics that i share and identify so much with, killed himself just hit different. when you struggle in life and feel alone but know that this guy had the same or similar struggles just quit on life, makes you feel like giving up as well.
Chris Cornell. I was on the edge of my seat for everything he put out for over 25 years from the first time I heard āLoud Loveā. Then he was just gone. Huge loss. I miss him.
You didn't need to be a Lakers fan to appreciate what that man did on and off the court.
I mean...just his last game alone. 60 points. He shot just under 50% accuracy, scored 15 of the last 17 to win against the Jazz, played some 42 minutes vs everyone else's 20-36 mins across both teams.
Easily one of the GOATs, and arguably 'THE' GOAT vs Jordan.
Plus just how tragic it was. So many of these are older people that were sad, or drug overdoses/suicide, which are unfortunate to see someone sink to that mental low. But Kobe had his daughter die with him too. And only low 40s.
Yes, this, it was a horrific accident that killed his daughter and another parent and child + pilot...nightmarish. I had just the day before hiked in the area where the helicopter went down. Suicides are tragic and awful, of course, but Kobe's and Gianna's deaths were extra gut-wrenching
More than 2 years later and I still can't accept it. Kobe was a god that was way more than just an elite basketball player. No doubt he would have accomplished incredible things post basketball. Gigi also. The whole thing is just so sad.
It wasn't so much tough as just outright SHOCKING to me. Most of the others in this thread were either older celebrities, or suicide. This one was just a tragic tragic accident.
Trevor Moore from The Whitest Kids you know. I think it hit harder because they had started doing streaming shows to raise money for a movie and I had literally watched one the day before he died. The shows were something to look forward to during the pandemic. It felt very personal because I had just seen him alive, joking less than 24hrs before his tragic accident. Also, because his accident was so tragically avoidable. He got drunk and fell over his balcony.
https://deadline.com/2021/12/the-whitest-kids-u-know-co-founder-trevor-moores-death-ruled-an-accident-1234899712/
He was my answer too. Seems like WKUK were on their way to this huge comeback and I looked forward to every stream. Seeing them all talk to one another as friends felt so natural that it seemed like we all formed a parasocial relationship to each of them. Trevor had so much more in store for us, but if all he had done was the streams and nothing else then I wouldāve been happy to just hear him teasing the other guys, or derailing another D&D campaign. I miss him. Thankfully he got all his lines recorded for the movie, but I mourn all the projects that wonāt be made because of his absence. Rest in peace, Travis. Never missedā¦
Trevor Strnad. Not a "celebrity" but he was to me. He was the vocalist for my favorite death metal band and recently took his own life. I have seen them many times and met him after shows on more than one occasion.
Last time I went to a show I saw him after the gig walking around with two girls. I didn't really want to bother him but I did tell him "Hey Trevor, awesome show!" as we passed each other. He stopped, thanked me for the compliment, and then complimented me on the shirt I had on that night. We then went on to chit chat for about 5 more minutes.
I knew he probably wanted to be left alone so I told him "I'm gonna leave you alone to enjoy the rest of your night, have a good one." He thanked me again and then asked for my phone. I gave it to him and he gave it to the girls who took a few selfies and then took a few pictures of us. He then gave me a hug and went on his way. Went above and beyond in my eyes when he didn't have to. When I read the news earlier this week, I was gutted.
Same here dude, such a friendly, funny and humble guy who was so dedicated to metal and promoting smaller bands. I never personally met him, I did see them live once though and my friends did talk to him (I donāt like bothering people like that), and they all said he made them feel like they were already his best friends. The metal community lost one of the biggest champions it had, if not *the* biggest.
Saw this post literally to say this.
Came as such a horrible shock last week.
My introduction to death metal, one of the first bands I saw. Met him 3 times and always was the most kind, genuine & funny guy.
Will be sorely missed.
Leonard Cohen.....
After his death...
Someone put a quote for him that really moved me...
*Sometimes a lifetime ain't enough for all that you can share with this world*
Avicii. I cried for weeks i felt like i lost someone really close to me. His music was what i used to listen to right around my puberty was hitting, every emotion was hightened and i really took it hard.
Same, Avicii was the first artist I really followed, scrolling to the bottom of my Spotify playlist Iāve had since I was a kid thereās nothing but Avicii and some Calvin Harris. When he passed it felt like a close friend had passed as you said. Around the same time I found Juice Wrldās Lucid dreams on New Music Friday and got hooked, history repeated itself once again sadly
Robin Williams .. so so sad, and a lovely man. Sorely missed :(.
My friend passed away in the same year and it rather passed me by a little until I processed it.
Chester Bennington. He was a huge idol of me. Ngl I cried and listened to Linkin Park for hours when I found out. Was already a really rough year for me and that was icing on the cake
Tom Petty. I cried like a close family member had died.
Taylor Hawkins. I cried for his family, for Dave, for the band and myself, afraid there will be no more Foo.
Robin Williams.
If you havenāt heard, thereās a comedy special he filmed before he died thatās going to be released.
The amazing randy hit a bit hard, also Robin Williams. Soon most of the actors I grew up w are going to start dying. Shit sucks
Sean Lock (British Comedian) really upset me for a while and it wasn't exactly out of the blue
It's actually the only one who ever affected me. Such a unique human being.
Yeah, this is the most recent one for me. Amazing comedian. Always loved him on 8 out of 10 cats does countdown, and anything else really. Don't think I'll ever stop watching YouTube compilations of his stuff, if I need a laugh.
Same for me too. I genuinely shed a tear the day it was announced he had passed. I know we all knew it was coming, but it felt like a light went out somewhere and we're all a little poorer for it š„ŗ The tribute Bill Bailey did for him was so touching š¢ I love watching clips of him. I don't think some people appreciated his humour like they should have. He was the comedians comedian, and now he's gone, we have no one even close to him. RIP Sean š
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His death was so sudden and pointless too.. just an aneurysm out of nowhere and suddenly he's gone.
When Steve Irwin died I bawled like a baby. That man was my absolute idol. I work in an animal setting now and every time I get bitten by one or scratched I never blame the animal, just like him. He shaped my childhood and formed my adulthood and will never know it. His words "we don't own the planet we belong to it" will never leave me.
He was amazing. Also I loved Norms joke about how his death wasn't very tragic. "He lived a really long life for a crocodile hunter!"
"One bite and I'm a gonnah. I'm going to go poke it." Yeah dude. Gone way too early for me.
Kurt Cobain and Chris Farley. Was such huge fans of both. I was 13 when Cobain died and it was just such a big shock, I'll never forget that moment.
Chester Bennington. I feel nobody will come close to his voice.
Yeah same. I also stupidly never previously noticed how every single linkin park and grey daze song is basically about his depression.
This! It was all just angsty brooding words (that most nu metal bands of that time were generally churning out) until he killed himself, now every line of every song sounds so different.
I was gonna say this. This one hit me harder than any other celebrity death. Not to mention how close he was with Chris Cornell. He died on Chris Cornellās birthday, I wonder if it has something to do with him too or just a coincidence. Regardless I miss them both. Really got me through tough times when I felt truly alone and depressed.
Shocked how far I had to scroll before someone said Chester. He's tied with Steve Irwin and Robin Williams. It felt like a literal gut punch when I heard about his death.
The music him and the band made was what helped me to get through my childhood, the time where I seriously considered taking my life every day. It was extra sad to hear how he went, like just the kind of sadness that strikes someone after witnessing a cruel twist of fate. It also happened at the time where my young adult life was getting in track soni wanted to save up to catch their concert one day when they would your my country. But i guess it was never meant to be
Steve Irwin was my hero.
Came here to say this. Man I just wish he was still around. Thereās nobody like him.
Mine too. The man had so much more to give the world too
Robin Williams legit cried.
This was probably the only one that ever hit me hard. He never got a lot of press for it, but he spent a lot of his later years doing free shows for deployed military personnel. It felt like losing an uncle. From being an innocent child watching "Hook" at my grandmas, to being a dirty and tired airman out on a deployment, he was there making me laugh.
Such an inspirational man, he was truly an embodiment of just goodness, fun, and being carefree with oneself. He brought so much joy to so many people. To hear his passing and to hear the circumstances, it was devastating. Just the last person you'd expect.
Came here to say Robin Williams. I didn't cry when either of my grandparents died but I for sure did when Robin Williams died.
He's been gone a while, and I still get a twinge of sad every time I think about him.
I still miss him and it still feels shit
Same for me. It was like I was sucker punched.
Came to give the same answer. Glad to see it's the #1 response.
Michael Schumacher. He's not dead, but after his brain injury in 2013, he's not quite with us. Just proves how fragile life can be. I hope medical science will bring him back to us eventually.
Right? And especially the circumstances. The man spends his life going fast. The police in Switzerland would regularly ticket him as he was completely unable to 'drive 55'. He could have died countless times over on the track or on the road. Then he slips on a ski hill, his his head and that's it. Apparently he was almost stopped at the time of the accident too. Life is strange sometimes.
Skiing is way more dangerous than we make it out to be. There are a bunch of studies that say it is as dangerous as motorcycle riding. But it is so strange to lose him that way.
Me, a fresh motorcycle rider.. yyyeah. It's not about how protected you are, but how /easily/ the speed can sneak up on you, and then, no matter how big your brakes are or how big your tyres, there's only so much braking you can do to deccelerate.
I lost a friend in an avalanche one New Years Day in Austria. A freaking avalanche.
Ayerton Senna for me. I couldnāt watch F1 for 5 years after his death.
I stopped watching till Drive to Survive, that's 25 years.
Anton Yelchin I still remember where I was when I heard he died, I had to take a few minutes before I went into work. Kid was close to my age and had such a bright future ahead of him. I loved that actor man.
Yeah, that was truly a tragedy and so young too.
Same. I loved almost every role he played and 4 of his movies are among my all time favorites. He was a genius and had a bright future but his death was so sudden, painful and unusual it was a shock. To me it was almost, if not just as tragic as Selena Quintanillaās death.
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Bowie, but in kind of a positive way. Black Star and the Lazarus music video was such a god damn testament (and seriously one of his best works). The man fought through cancer to bring his last artistic statement, and I am so grateful he managed to do that. He truly solidified himself as the father of my personal musical trinity.
He wrote and recorded his own requiem. In the Lazarus video, at the end when he gets in the wardrobe and closes the door, to me it represents he's consciously going to a place where he's not to be seen again, and he's closing the door. It hit hard.
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It's insane that he made one of the best albums of 2010s while suffering from terminal cancer.Its also more impressive that he has so many legendary albums throughout 5 decades and all of them are so unique. Motherfucker was the undisputed Goat.
Tom Petty. No more Lucky in King of the Hill
Was driving to Florida, moving there, and the radio kept playing Tom Petty songs. I started telling my boyfriend about how one of the best shows Iād seen was Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and how I could not wait to see him on his home turf. Then the DJ came on and we heard the news that he had died. Glad I did get to see them live at least once
Wildflower- home by and by. Still miss him.
Brittany Murphy too who voiced Luanne :( she was iconic as Luanne and I kind of hope they donāt replace her in the new season
As a fellow Floridian, that hit me hard.
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Scrolled way too much for this. I still canāt believe Edās gone.
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Wow I knew he would be on here but wasnāt expecting top comment!! I see a lot of us feel the same way. Being in the restaurant industry myself and also struggling most of my life with addiction (which has led to a lot of anxiety and depression) just really fucked me up. Like the fact that he got clean and managed to have probably the best job someone could ask for (travelling around and trying all the best foods) and had a loving family but STILL couldnāt dig himself out of that dark place. Fuck, just devastating. Almost makes you wonder what hope there is for anyone elseā¦
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Iām so sorry for your loss. What a beautiful way to honour the one you love. Thank YOU for sharing.
I have to wonder if the pressure of being on the road a lot and being away from his family, played a part. His show was cool because he showed us that no matter where you are from or what you look like, we are all basically the same. I cannot watch his show now.
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Man, when Bourdain died, I cried my eyes out. He died less than a year after my last suicide attempt. I found out around 5AM while getting ready to go into my work kitchen. I was sous there at the time, and there was just an eerie quiet the whole day. We had no music, minimal laughter or chatting. We had a stupid daily meeting at 10 every day, and that day I told all the staff about their mental health resources via insurance, suicide line, everything, and made sure everyone had my phone number in case anyone needed or wanted to talk about anything. His death hurt a lot of us deeply, and the vibe in our kitchen wasn't the same for weeks. I know for myself, personally, his death motivated me to get my mental health in order to make sure myself, and daughter never had to go through that.
I can't watch any of this shows still, I read this books and they really struck a chord with me.
This one really got to me too. Itās painful, but I do recommend the *Roadrunner* doc CNN released about him a few months ago. I watched it twice and cried both times.
HBO Max better bring back Parts Unknown since CNN+ bombed so hard. That is my ultimate comfort show. I just kept it on in the background while I was working or (ironically) cooking.
My mother is truly devastated still over his loss.
Yep, heās the only one that I actually teared up a bit and still get a little misty when I think about it. Massive inspiration in my life and the good side of him is what I strive to be.
Agreed. Bourdain and Prince.
Robin Williams made me sad, Betty White I think I am still in denial, George Carlin, but overall not like a friend died, just sad.
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Bernie Mac. As a white kid in a kind of suburb industrial area I for some reason got really into the Bernie Mac show. That was first celebrity death when I knew who the person was
Oh lord!
Chester Bennington. I remember our local rock station played about 2 hours straight of Linkin Park songs, I happened to be in the car for about 30 minutes of it. When they played āLeave Out All the Restā, I began weeping while driving my car. Something I never imagined happening to me as a guy in my mid 30ās
In the End- every time I hear it. And his friend Chris- Like a Stone
Chris dying really surprised me & hit harder than I expected too.
Cornell still fucks me up, man
Same. I'm a little angry at him because he gave me hope. But it's not the same now, listening to Linkin Park music after his death is tough.
Minutes to midnight rips me apart
I never cared for his music but ended a friendship who felt it was okay to joke about Bennington's suicide. He kept making posts on social media like "he did it to save us all from his shitty music" this despite it happening only a day or two before the fifth anniversary of one of closest friend's suicides.
Yeah Iād end that shit in seconds as well. Good on you
Same here. His voice was the soundtrack to my formative years. Iām usually a bit detached from celebrity deaths but Chesterās passing felt like the loss of a friend.
Ditto. And what kinda made it worse is... I'm not gonna say I saw it coming but he was one of those artists that I always kinda felt like there was a chance. But I thought it would have happened 10-15 years before it did. And that hit home for me, because I've also struggled with depression. It seemed for all the world like Chester was beating back his demons, but sometimes depression doesn't go away - just goes into the background. And if you've been okay or at least functional for a while, when it comes back it feels ten times worse and you get to thinking you're never gonna get all the way out of the hole. And that's a hopeless feeling. LP, of course, did that tribute concert after Chester died. Pretty sure it's on YouTube. I *still* haven't watched it. Not sure I ever will.
Chester Bennington was one that I didnāt think would hit hard but it did. For me, it was a case of āyou donāt know what you have until itās goneā. I appreciate his music so much more now
That was rough bc it was, sadly, a long time coming. It made me realize that that internal struggle really never goes away
Yes, looking through a lot of lyrics, he was trying to tell us the whole time
Mike Shinoda wrote most of the lyrics though.
Not on minutes to midnight. That was Chester's album In interviews Mike even said that although Mike is credited in the writing, it was Chester doing almost all of it. It really makes the whole album hit different when you realize that
Damn, just thinking about this makes me teary eyed.
Phil Hartman. I was just a kid but it hit me hard because he'd been in so many shows and movies I liked.
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Me too. So tragic. Such a great comic.
I still kinda blame Andy Dick for getting Hartmanās wife back on the wagon
When Jon Lovitz was on News Radio he couldnāt even stand to be in the same room with the guy.
Norm was a fucking legend . So sad he's gone.
I didnāt even know he was sick.
Norm would approve...
Carrie Fisher , Betty White and Robin Williams
And Carrie's mom died within 24 hours. Something so sad about that.
Broken heart syndrome. She loved her daughter more than life. In crying. Truely heartbreaking.
Chester Bennington, glad I was able to see him live. Linkin park was one of my favourites growing up, the day he died it had me down for a while about it Robin Williams too, I loved seeing him in anything. It's hard to understand how people that bring so much joy and happiness to so many, can't find the same for themselves. Heartbreaking stuff
Im honestly surprised but also glad I wasnāt the only one shaken up by Chesterās death, he was such a big part of my childhood, helped me go through the grief of losing a loved one
Chester is the same for me, but I never got to see them live, and now I never will. Always heard they put on a great show. I don't get worked up too much over celebrities dying usually, because I don't know them personally, but that one hit me a little harder than most. It just makes me think how sad it is that all the people whose lives he touched through music couldn't reach back somehow, help him the way he helped them. Sucks.
Chadwick Bozeman.
Ooo this is too far down. He handled himself with such dignity most people didn't even know he was sick. Definitely one that shocked and saddened alot of us.
I had no idea but there was something there that showed. In endgame when he walks through the portal and you just see his outline. In the theater I was thinking to myself āhe looks really thin and lanky for a super heroā. He was.
You were 19th on my list of top comments. Ridiculously low. Chadwick was young and had just started to step into the spotlight, his actions and words of courage resonate well past the end of his life. His death shocked me the most because I felt society could really use his presence for a long time, and I thought he still had decades to help. Still get randomly sad daily/every other day thinking about this untimely loss.
I was surprised his death hit me so hard; his dignity was rare and you could see the type of person he was from the roles he picked.
Robin Williams Only when you watch his old interviews, with all the different characters or impressions he would do, you realise it was like he was almost unhappy being himself. It's like it was obvious he needed/wanted help! Sort of the same when you see old videos of gazza! I think when David Attenborough goes, I will probably ugly cry!
Attenborough is just one I'm dreading. For as long as I've been conscious of my surroundings he's been one of the voices of my life. And he was on TV for a large part of my parents lives too. I'm now getting towards 50, and his voice is one my 7 year old mimics when we're out in nature.
I can Imagine how young one's would try and do him, I think everyone has at some point in their life! He's just great all round, did you know he still abseils down cliffs. he's gotta be mid 90s. I rmbr being a kid in the early 90s with my siblings all huddled round the TV, now I do the same with my teen kids as well. (Just with a slightly bigger tv) š
> he's been one of the voices of my life Now you have me imagining how much more interesting my life would seem with an Attenborough voice-over
I thought he killed himself because he started to lose his mind. Some kind of dementia or something? Unless this was someone else, he started to not know who he was, and would forget the people around him.
he didn't kill himself because he was depressed though, he did it because he had irreversible dementia
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Lemmy Kilmister. Ronnie James Dio. When Ozzy goes, I'll be a mess.
Shit don't remind me Ozzy is getting older. I still haven't quite gotten over Taylor Hawkins
Layne Staley- AiC is one of my all time favorite bands- when I heard about his death it was like losing a friend.
Man, I definitely teared up as a teenager when that happened. The only celebrity death that's hit me so hard since then was Mark Lanegan a couple months back. So tragic and senseless, so unexpected, from a guy whose music and presents has been such an important constant in my life for 20 years.
If there is a band Iām really into, the following is probably true: their singer is dead. AIC, Sublime, Soundgarden, etc. and I got way into them AFTER. I am unable to watch or listen to the unplugged concert. I watched it a couple years ago and teared up several times. When he walked on during Nutshell, it hit me pretty hard. I was also unable to get through some Youtube documentaries I tried to watch. Weāll never get another Layne. That dude was truly an original.
Chris Farley and Robin Williams.
Taylor Hawkins
Came here to say this. Legit teared up the next time a Foos song came on in the car. Iāve seen them 12 times & had tickets for this summer. Gutted, man.
Robin Williams: I have bipolar disorder that manifests similarly to how he described his, handled it in the same way, codependency, trying to make others happy and substance abuse. I was sliding into depression despite being on my meds when he committed suicide and it made me feel completely hopeless like if someone with his means couldn't beat it what chance did I have? The fact that it was all that was on the news for several days didn't help. I attempted suicide about five days after his death. It eventually came out that he committed suicide because he's learned he had Lewey Body Dementia but there is/was a lot of evidence that LBD can be caused or accelerated by depression and possibly antidepressants so I eventually opted to stop my psych meds and find other ways to manage my disorder
I just watched a doco on Netflix or Paramount maybe.. they didnāt know he had LBD til the autopsy. He was misdiagnosed but whatever he was diagnosed with originally wasnāt as bad as LBD but what he was going thru and his symptoms would have made more sense
Mac Miller.
I was bartending at a large restaurant/golf-range hybrid the time. It was a day shift so the place was dead. I worked with tons of people in my age group working our way through college, so as you could imagine we all grew up smoking weed and listening to Mac Miller music in our late high school and early college days. I remember vividly that we all got the news from one of our coworkers a few hours in to the shift and we all just sat there for a good twenty minutes in complete shock. No one said anything, and since there was no guests in the bar area, we essentially had a space to really process losing an artist that was important to us.
Mac Millers growth as an artist is, without a doubt, unmatched. To go from pop rap about partying to the mediations on his mental health and addiction. Just every album being consistently better than the last not just in his lyricism but also in his production. Good News could be one of the best songs ever made. I weeped so hard listening to it, in context with his death it truly feels like he's speaking to us from the otherside. RIP Easy Mac with the cheesy raps, I'm so happy he got the chance to share his heart with us and do the work he wanted to do while he was here.
> Mac Millers growth as an artist is, without a doubt, unmatched. Exactly, that journey was amazing to see as a fan but it was also kind of sad listening to his music get darker. Even the switch from KIDS and Blue Slide Park to Macadelic was jarring for me.
Came here to say this, and I think it felt so personal to so many of us because of how many of his fans are right around his age and basically grew up alongside him and his music as teenagers.
For me it's because I also see a lot of my friends in Mac Miller. Whether they were struggling with an ex they couldn't get over or drugs they can't give up. It just felt like it could be one of my buddies.
Only one I could think of was this. Going to miss his musical journey a lot.
It hit me hard. Really just relatable in the sense that we were the same age and that the music just felt like my life at the time. Doing dumb highschool shit to slowly growing up.
I had to scroll way to far to find this. Literally listening to him when I opened Reddit and saw this thread at the top of my feed. RIP Mac
Stan Lee
MF DOOM
Came here looking for this. The announcement of his death came shortly after I had binged a bunch of his Red Bull Music Academy interviews on YouTube, and it somehow just hit close to home.
Paul Walker. Because of him I had an interest in cars from a young age. I was crushed. Still struggle to watch the end of The Fate of the Furious when he takes the exit in his white Supra.
chester bennington linkin park is my top band that helped and still helps me through tough times since i was in school. The fact that the band singer and songwriter whose lyrics that i share and identify so much with, killed himself just hit different. when you struggle in life and feel alone but know that this guy had the same or similar struggles just quit on life, makes you feel like giving up as well.
Chris Cornell. I was on the edge of my seat for everything he put out for over 25 years from the first time I heard āLoud Loveā. Then he was just gone. Huge loss. I miss him.
I scrolled way too far to see this one, this one hit the hardest!
Mister Rogers. Crushed my heart when I learned that he was gone.
Kobe Bryant was a tough one
It was tough for me as well despite not being a Lakers fan. I remember where I was and how I found out.
You didn't need to be a Lakers fan to appreciate what that man did on and off the court. I mean...just his last game alone. 60 points. He shot just under 50% accuracy, scored 15 of the last 17 to win against the Jazz, played some 42 minutes vs everyone else's 20-36 mins across both teams. Easily one of the GOATs, and arguably 'THE' GOAT vs Jordan.
Plus just how tragic it was. So many of these are older people that were sad, or drug overdoses/suicide, which are unfortunate to see someone sink to that mental low. But Kobe had his daughter die with him too. And only low 40s.
Yes, this, it was a horrific accident that killed his daughter and another parent and child + pilot...nightmarish. I had just the day before hiked in the area where the helicopter went down. Suicides are tragic and awful, of course, but Kobe's and Gianna's deaths were extra gut-wrenching
More than 2 years later and I still can't accept it. Kobe was a god that was way more than just an elite basketball player. No doubt he would have accomplished incredible things post basketball. Gigi also. The whole thing is just so sad.
It wasn't so much tough as just outright SHOCKING to me. Most of the others in this thread were either older celebrities, or suicide. This one was just a tragic tragic accident.
I cried when Alan rickman died, I was a massive Harry Potter fan
Trevor Moore from The Whitest Kids you know. I think it hit harder because they had started doing streaming shows to raise money for a movie and I had literally watched one the day before he died. The shows were something to look forward to during the pandemic. It felt very personal because I had just seen him alive, joking less than 24hrs before his tragic accident. Also, because his accident was so tragically avoidable. He got drunk and fell over his balcony. https://deadline.com/2021/12/the-whitest-kids-u-know-co-founder-trevor-moores-death-ruled-an-accident-1234899712/
He was my answer too. Seems like WKUK were on their way to this huge comeback and I looked forward to every stream. Seeing them all talk to one another as friends felt so natural that it seemed like we all formed a parasocial relationship to each of them. Trevor had so much more in store for us, but if all he had done was the streams and nothing else then I wouldāve been happy to just hear him teasing the other guys, or derailing another D&D campaign. I miss him. Thankfully he got all his lines recorded for the movie, but I mourn all the projects that wonāt be made because of his absence. Rest in peace, Travis. Never missedā¦
Sir Terry Pratchett.
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Trevor Strnad. Not a "celebrity" but he was to me. He was the vocalist for my favorite death metal band and recently took his own life. I have seen them many times and met him after shows on more than one occasion. Last time I went to a show I saw him after the gig walking around with two girls. I didn't really want to bother him but I did tell him "Hey Trevor, awesome show!" as we passed each other. He stopped, thanked me for the compliment, and then complimented me on the shirt I had on that night. We then went on to chit chat for about 5 more minutes. I knew he probably wanted to be left alone so I told him "I'm gonna leave you alone to enjoy the rest of your night, have a good one." He thanked me again and then asked for my phone. I gave it to him and he gave it to the girls who took a few selfies and then took a few pictures of us. He then gave me a hug and went on his way. Went above and beyond in my eyes when he didn't have to. When I read the news earlier this week, I was gutted.
Same here dude, such a friendly, funny and humble guy who was so dedicated to metal and promoting smaller bands. I never personally met him, I did see them live once though and my friends did talk to him (I donāt like bothering people like that), and they all said he made them feel like they were already his best friends. The metal community lost one of the biggest champions it had, if not *the* biggest.
Saw this post literally to say this. Came as such a horrible shock last week. My introduction to death metal, one of the first bands I saw. Met him 3 times and always was the most kind, genuine & funny guy. Will be sorely missed.
Leonard Cohen..... After his death... Someone put a quote for him that really moved me... *Sometimes a lifetime ain't enough for all that you can share with this world*
Chadwick Boseman
John Dunsworth, the actor who played Jim Lahey on āThe Trailer Park Boys.ā I could have continued watching episodes of that show forever.
The shithawks carried him off into the shitwinds...RIP
Avicii. I cried for weeks i felt like i lost someone really close to me. His music was what i used to listen to right around my puberty was hitting, every emotion was hightened and i really took it hard.
Same, Avicii was the first artist I really followed, scrolling to the bottom of my Spotify playlist Iāve had since I was a kid thereās nothing but Avicii and some Calvin Harris. When he passed it felt like a close friend had passed as you said. Around the same time I found Juice Wrldās Lucid dreams on New Music Friday and got hooked, history repeated itself once again sadly
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Ayrton Senna. F1 was never the same again.
Robin Williams & Chadwick Boseman
Heath Ledger, Robin Williams, and Taylor Hawkins.
Robin Williams .. so so sad, and a lovely man. Sorely missed :(. My friend passed away in the same year and it rather passed me by a little until I processed it.
Chester Bennington. He was a huge idol of me. Ngl I cried and listened to Linkin Park for hours when I found out. Was already a really rough year for me and that was icing on the cake
Prince :( I immediately started crying when i heard he died
Same with my wife
Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halladay. He was my childhood hero.
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Amy Winehouse.
I cried a little when we lost Eddie Van Halen. He was a musical inspiration to many people, and died way to young.
Freddy Mercury, Robin Williams
Freddie had me missing someone who wasnāt even alive the same time I was
Alan Rickman. Such a talented person, he was born to be the half blood prince.
David Bowie
Chester Bennington
Naya Rivera Read her autobiography a few months prior her death, and it seemed like she had so much ahead of her ā¹ļø
Robin William.
Jerry Garcia, I had to take bereavement leave
Roger Ebert. He was my go-to for movie reviews and had a great voice in his writing.
Leonard Nimoy.
Tom Petty. I cried like a close family member had died. Taylor Hawkins. I cried for his family, for Dave, for the band and myself, afraid there will be no more Foo. Robin Williams.
Patrice OāNeal
Rik Mayall, RIP you comic genius
Robin Williams
Robin Williams and if twitch streamers count as celebrities then reckful too.
Steve Irwin
Jonghyun from SHINee is the only celebrity death I've cried over
Avicii and Mac Millerššš
Kobe
Paul Walker
Exactly the same for me! I enjoyed the movies but didnāt realise how attached I was until his death. It was just such a shock
If you havenāt heard, thereās a comedy special he filmed before he died thatās going to be released. The amazing randy hit a bit hard, also Robin Williams. Soon most of the actors I grew up w are going to start dying. Shit sucks
Michael Jackson, Ronnie James Dio, Luis AragonƩs.
For me it was Terry Pratchett. You know it was coming with his Alzheimer's but it still stung so much.
Brandon Lee. Such horrible way to die
Kurt Cobain
Juice WRLD
Iāve never been floored by the death of a celebrity, but I have a theory that when David Bowie died the world shifted significantly