Ex-Weezer bassist Mikey Welsh dies in Chicago

Catherine Wheel · 10-09-2011, 04:44 PM

from yahoo.com

Former Weezer bass player Mikey Welsh, who also found success in his second career as an artist, died in a Chicago hotel room, police said Sunday.

Chicago police spokeswoman Laura Kubiak said Welsh was supposed to check out of the Raffaello Hotel at 1 p.m. Saturday. When he didn't, hotel staff went to his room, entered it and found him unconscious and not breathing, Kubiak said.

The cause of death was undetermined pending toxicology tests, according to an autopsy performed Sunday by the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office. Test results could take up to six weeks, authorities said. Kubiak said there's nothing to indicate foul play.

Welsh, 40, of Burlington, Vt., performed with Weezer from 1998 to 2001, leaving after suffering a nervous breakdown, according to the band's website. He eventually established himself in a second career as a painter.

"I'm taking a break from music," he told MetroWest Daily News in 2002. "I really feel the need to reinvent myself and move on, and I couldn't be happier painting. Music is still an important part of my life, but I really have no desire to actually play it."

Weezer posted a message on its website, saying Welsh's time with the band was "vital, essential, wild, and amazing."

"A unique talent, a deeply loving friend and father, and a great artist is gone, but we will never forget him," the band said.

Welsh planned to attend Weezer's Sunday performance at Riot Fest in Chicago.

"i'm excited to see the boys, hang out and have some fun," he wrote on his Facebook page earlier this month.

D. · 10-09-2011, 06:23 PM

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On October 8, 2011, Welsh's Facebook page announced that he had "passed away unexpectedly", with a memorial image attached. It was later announced that Welsh had been found dead in a hotel room in Chicago, Illinois, from a suspected drug overdose[25] [26] He had previously posted on his Twitter on the 26th September of this year "dreamt i died in chicago next weekend (heart attack in my sleep). need to write my will today."

duovamp · 10-09-2011, 07:35 PM

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Welsh then spent the next three hours looking at hot girls on Facebook, poking random people, and chatting with a friend he knew since elementary school. Welsh left no will.

nowai

duovamp · 10-09-2011, 09:39 PM

When I made my thread about Billy Corgan's death, I was actually kind of concerned that he'd die really shortly afterward and I'd become a legend. Instead this asshole up and died.

Order 66 · 10-09-2011, 09:54 PM

darcy and mikey welsh on the same day

sickbadthing · 10-10-2011, 02:35 AM

Oh no this is terrible he was the best bassist ever.

sickbadthing · 10-10-2011, 02:36 AM

I mean artist.

I mean junkie.

rottenugly · 10-10-2011, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by duovamp

When I made my thread about Billy Corgan's death, I was actually kind of concerned that he'd die really shortly afterward and I'd become a legend. Instead this asshole up and died.

Shut the fuck up.

teh b0lly!!1 · 10-10-2011, 11:45 AM

like anyone gives a crap about bass players

10-09-2011, 04:44 PM	#1
Catherine Wheel Banned Location: Washington, D.C. Posts: 6,321	Ex-Weezer bassist Mikey Welsh dies in Chicago from yahoo.com Former Weezer bass player Mikey Welsh, who also found success in his second career as an artist, died in a Chicago hotel room, police said Sunday. Chicago police spokeswoman Laura Kubiak said Welsh was supposed to check out of the Raffaello Hotel at 1 p.m. Saturday. When he didn't, hotel staff went to his room, entered it and found him unconscious and not breathing, Kubiak said. The cause of death was undetermined pending toxicology tests, according to an autopsy performed Sunday by the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office. Test results could take up to six weeks, authorities said. Kubiak said there's nothing to indicate foul play. Welsh, 40, of Burlington, Vt., performed with Weezer from 1998 to 2001, leaving after suffering a nervous breakdown, according to the band's website. He eventually established himself in a second career as a painter. "I'm taking a break from music," he told MetroWest Daily News in 2002. "I really feel the need to reinvent myself and move on, and I couldn't be happier painting. Music is still an important part of my life, but I really have no desire to actually play it." Weezer posted a message on its website, saying Welsh's time with the band was "vital, essential, wild, and amazing." "A unique talent, a deeply loving friend and father, and a great artist is gone, but we will never forget him," the band said. Welsh planned to attend Weezer's Sunday performance at Riot Fest in Chicago. "i'm excited to see the boys, hang out and have some fun," he wrote on his Facebook page earlier this month.

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duovamp Brazilian Blouselord Location: heavy metal pool party Posts: 35,674	When I made my thread about Billy Corgan's death, I was actually kind of concerned that he'd die really shortly afterward and I'd become a legend. Instead this asshole up and died.

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Order 66 Socialphobic Posts: 11,883	darcy and mikey welsh on the same day

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sickbadthing Out fart the hottie! Location: I have super gonorrhoea Posts: 24,316	Oh no this is terrible he was the best bassist ever.

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sickbadthing Out fart the hottie! Location: I have super gonorrhoea Posts: 24,316	I mean artist. I mean junkie.

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teh b0lly!!1 Braindead Location: PROWLING THE BADLANDS Posts: 16,215	like anyone gives a crap about bass players