Quiet Riot lead singer dies

[BMF Bronco]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21978302/?GT1=10547

LOS ANGELES - Kevin DuBrow, lead singer of the popular 1980s heavy metal band Quiet Riot, has been found dead from unknown causes at his home in Las Vegas, authorities said on Monday.

DuBrow, 52, was found dead at about 5:20 p.m. on Sunday, a spokeswoman for the Clark County Coroner’s Office said. She said an autopsy would be conducted to determine the cause of death.

“I can’t even find the words to say,” Quiet Riot bandmate Frankie Banali said on his Web site. “Please respect my privacy as I mourn the passing and honor the memory of my dearest friend, Kevin DuBrow.”

Quiet Riot, which was founded in the mid-1970s, topped the Billboard charts in 1983 with the album “Metal Health,” spurred on by the massive hit single “Cum on Feel the Noize.”

The band has since endured break-ups and personnel changes but released a new album in 2006 and continued to tour sporadically.

[BMF Bronco]

this sucks, I used LOVE Quiet Riot!

RIP

[Crushaholic]

RIP Kevin. I've always wanted to see Quiet Riot in concert, and now I'll never get the chance with the original members...:(

I'll be cranking "Metal Health" in his honor...

[BMF Bronco]

jamming out to it right now on my iPod

[smalltowngrll]

Wow!! I remember seeing them in concert with Twisted Sister and Mama's Boys!

So sad! Thoughts and prayers go out to his family and close friends!

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

That sucks.

I was not a big Quiet Riot fan, but I shared Kevin's love for Steve Marriott and Humble Pie (my favorite band when I was a teenager.)

R.I.P.

[Hogan11]

They actually played my hometown once in the 90's....pretty big stuff for a place with a total population of just under 10,000.

[Crushaholic]

Here's a LITTLE more info on Kevin DuBrow's death...

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1575283/20071129/quiet_riot.jhtml


Original Quiet Riot bassist Kelly Garni posted a statement online Wednesday describing the details of how he learned about the death of Kevin DuBrow, his friend and the band's singer, and again asked fans to withhold speculation on what might have caused the 52-year-old singer's passing.

"I want to thank everyone who refrained from jumping to conclusions and starting rumors," wrote Garni, who has spent his years since leaving the band as a professional photographer. He explained that at around 3:15 p.m. Sunday he got a call from the security company that handles DuBrow's home. "I am the only one who gets a call whenever his alarm goes off and usually I go to his house and let the guards in to check things out," he said. "However, Kevin had had his front doors replaced a few weeks ago and I did not yet have a key, so I told them to send the guards and if there was a problem I would go there and take care of it. They also told me that Kevin's voicemail was full. That was the first sign of trouble to me."

Garni said he called Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali to see if DuBrow was with him, but Banali said he hadn't talked to the singer for more 10 days and that he was likely with a girlfriend. Banali gave Garni the woman's number and, when he called, she told him that DuBrow had missed Thanksgiving dinner with her — apparently she was one of two different women DuBrow had planned to spend Thanksgiving with — and that she had gone to his house and left him multiple messages but had gotten no response, adding that she "had a very bad feeling about this."

While speaking to the woman, Garni said he heard from Banali on another line that DuBrow was dead. He was also speaking to another of DuBrow's girlfriends at around the same time, Lark Williams. She, too, was worried about DuBrow and had asked a paramedic friend of hers to check on the singer. "The guy happened to be very close to his house," Garni said. "With Lark on the phone, the guy went to Kevin's and was looking into windows and told Lark he could see his keys on the counter. Lark told him to break in immediately. It was a very ballsy and good thing she did. The guy broke in (hence the call from the alarm company) and found Kev. This all happened in about 20 minutes' time. From there, police, fire, everybody was called. He was found in bed. I talked with a detective who was there and they hadn't even removed Kevin yet. He said, 'We have found no signs of foul play and are ruling this an accidental death.' "

Garni said DuBrow's brother told him a funeral service was being planned for this Sunday in Corona del Mar, California, where DuBrow will be buried next to his father. However, those plans may change. The coroner has not yet finished the inquest into DuBrow's death.

"The last time I saw him was on our mutually shared birthday, October 29," said Garni, who, like many who worked with DuBrow, said he had a rocky but loving relationship with the singer. "He gave me a big hug and a really great present.

"The best present, though, was the hug."

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

Quiet Riot singer died of overdose

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LAS VEGAS - The death last month of Kevin Dubrow, lead singer for the 1980s heavy metal band Quiet Riot, has been ruled an accidental cocaine overdose. Clark County coroner spokeswoman Samantha Charles confirmed the cause Monday after toxicology results were received Monday.

Dubrow was found dead Nov. 25 at his Las Vegas home. He was 52.

Quiet Riot was perhaps best known for its 1983 cover of "Cum on Feel the Noize." The song, featuring Dubrow's powerful, gravelly voice, appeared on the band's album "Metal Health" — which was the first by a metal band to reach No. 1 on the Billboard chart.

DuBrow recorded a solo album in 2004, "In for the Kill," and the band's last studio CD, "Rehab," came out in October 2006.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071211/ap_en_mu/people_dubrow_overdose;_ylt=A0WTUfk.gF5HHmEADCiYEx kF

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Quiet Riot singer died of overdose

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20071210/capt.2aff0b73c6a04d968ec12831eeb4f289.dubrow_overd ose_nyet242.jpg?x=180&y=270&sig=q0wuJyY_gGVaChYnFnLLpg--

22 minutes ago

LAS VEGAS - The death last month of Kevin Dubrow, lead singer for the 1980s heavy metal band Quiet Riot, has been ruled an accidental cocaine overdose. Clark County coroner spokeswoman Samantha Charles confirmed the cause Monday after toxicology results were received Monday.

Dubrow was found dead Nov. 25 at his Las Vegas home. He was 52.

Quiet Riot was perhaps best known for its 1983 cover of "Cum on Feel the Noize." The song, featuring Dubrow's powerful, gravelly voice, appeared on the band's album "Metal Health" — which was the first by a metal band to reach No. 1 on the Billboard chart.

DuBrow recorded a solo album in 2004, "In for the Kill," and the band's last studio CD, "Rehab," came out in October 2006.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071211/ap_en_mu/people_dubrow_overdose;_ylt=A0WTUfk.gF5HHmEADCiYEx kF


Are we really that surprised?