sad news for '80s music fans

I thought this was sad... I love Crowded House (and Split Enz, too)

Crowded House Drummer Hester Found Dead

SYDNEY, Australia - The drummer from 1980s Australian rock band Crowded House hanged himself in a park in southern Australia, an emergency services spokeswoman said Monday.

Paul Hester, 46, went missing on Friday. His body was found Saturday in a park near his home in the southern city of Melbourne, said Metropolitan Ambulance Service spokeswoman Liraje Memishi.

Hester played in several small bands before joining the New Zealand group Split Enz in 1983. He and Split Enz singer Neil Finn (news) formed Crowded House in 1985 with bass player Nick Seymour.

Crowded House was one of Australia's most successful bands in the late 1980s and early 1990s, with international hits such as 'Don't Dream it's Over' and 'Weather with You.'

How sad!!

I love Crowded House

Wow, that's pretty sad My husband probably knows them better than I do.

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Posted by luvsbob4603

ok i am sorry he died but who is crowded house never heard of their music? i mean i might if i heard a song by them but not by name.

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Their big hit song was 'Don't Dream It's Over.' (Chorus was something like this: 'Hey now, hey now, don't dream it's over/Hey now hey now, when the world comes in/They come, they come to build a wall between us/You know they won't win') It was a slow, pretty song.

You might also know 'Something So Strong.' I think these songs were in the top 20 in 1986 or so.

i know something so strong that song i heard of! wow that is sad. i also know dont dream its over.

so sad.