CHRISTIAN DEATH's former singer Rozz Williams
has committed suicide at the age of 34. Williams who was
seemingly enjoying a successful solo career hanged
himself in his West Hollywood appartment. His body was
discovered by his room mate Ryan Gaumer.
Bruce Duff of Williams' label, Triple X Records, said that
the singer hadn't seemed depressed in recent days. "I saw
him a week ago, I was hanging out in a club with him and
he was partying and everything was fine. Most people I
know were caught off guard: he didn't leave a note, I
don't think there was any real warning, and you can only
speculate as to why."
Christian Death came to prominence in 1984 with their
debut album, 'Only Theatre Of Pain', recorded when
Williams was just 16. The band were often cited as an
inspriration by Trent Reznor and Marilyn Manson.
Williams was an extremist - in every sense of the word -
dabbling in cross-dressing, bi-sexuality, satanism and
even christianity.
Following Christian Death's break up he performed under
a number of different guises among them, Shadow
Project, Heltir, Premature Ejaculation and Dream Home
Heartache which saw him imitating his idol, David Bowie.
His latest album, 'The Whorses' Mouth', is a spoken
word disc in the vein of Jean Genet and Arthur Rimbaud.
stolen from: NME
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