Jeremy Brown ist tot. Der Gitarrist, der gemeinsam mit Ex-Stone-Temple-Pilots-Sänger Scott Weiland in dessen neuer Band The Wildabouts spielte, starb am Montagabend (30. März 2015) überraschend im Alter von 34 Jahren – und somit einen Tag vor der US-Veröffentlichung ihres Debüt-Albums BLASTER. Die Todesursache ist bisher nicht offiziell geklärt.

Auf Facebook schreibt Scott Weiland:

„We received a call today about my friend Jeremy Brown that has shaken me to the core. We were all concerned this afternoon when Jeremy didn’t show up for a long-scheduled rehearsal for tonight’s album release show at School Night. An hour later, Jeremy’s family called us to say that he had passed away. I am in shock right now, everyone that knows him is devastated. It is a terrible loss that goes beyond words. He is one of my best friends, a truest friend and one of the most gifted guitar players that I’ve ever known. A true genius. It’s impossible to explain how much he will be missed and what a hole this will leave in our hearts. A post on Facebook feels so trite and small compared to the love that I have for him and for the talent that has passed on but I felt it was necessary to at least start here. Please keep his family in your thoughts.“

Brown und Weiland machen bereits seit Jahren gemeinsam Musik, zusammen arbeiteten sie etwa an Scott Weilands Soloalbum HAPPY, das 2008 erschien.

BLASTER von The Wildabouts ist in Deutschland bereits am 27. März 2015 erschienen. Lest hier unsere Rezension zum Album.