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| The lead singer of 80s rock group Big Country has gone missing, his manager said today.
Stuart Adamson, 41, who was living in Nashville, Tennessee, last made contact with his manager Ian Grant last Thursday, November 18. He was due to appear with the band supporting Bryan Adams at concerts in Aberdeen today and Glasgow tomorrow, as well as playing two songs on the BBC Children in Need Programme tomorrow. Mr Grant said he had "no idea" what had happened to Mr Adamson, but believed he was going through a difficult period in his life and may have suffered some kind of breakdown. "I spoke to Stuart last Thursday and agreed to speak again to him first thing on Friday morning," he said. "When I called back, I got voicemail and left a series of messages. "I sent e-mails and faxes, but have had no answer. His lawyer, publicist and other band members have all called but to no avail. "This is totally out of character for Stuart. He has never let anyone down in his life. He has never not fulfilled a commitment. "We do not know why he did not get on that plane." Mr Grant said the singer had moved to Nashville three years ago and had split from his wife and children, who remain in Britain. "I know he had found a new lady and seemed to be very happy," he said. "Things seemed to be going very well in Nashville for him. "I know he went through some traumas, but this is totally out of character for him." In 1986, the singer told how he had suffered a nervous breakdown six years before and had come to the brink of a second through stress and overwork. Big Country has pulled out of tonight's scheduled support act in Aberdeen tonight, a spokesman for Aberdeen Exhibition Centre confirmed. Nashville Police's missing person's bureau said Adamson had not been reported missing to them. The band had just released their album, "Driving to Damascus", and were scheduled to start a 10-date UK tour in December which would have finished in Aberdeen on December 31, when they were to play at the city's Millennium celebrations. Adamson, from Dunfermline, Fife, had first shot to success with the band in 1983, when their debut album "The Crossing" sold more than three million copies worldwide. They went on to become one of the big names of the 1980s, playing at Live Aid and earning two Grammy nominations. All of their albums had gone into the British top 30 and the band had also toured around the world. They had just singed a deal to tour in Japan on the back of their new album, the first time they had visited the country since 1984, manager Ian Grant said. Speaking when "Driving to Damascus" was launched, Adamson said he was enjoying the move to Nashville. "It's the first time I've ever lived in a totally creative community and the first time I have ever co-written with other artists," he said.Later, Tony Butler, bassist and backing vocalist with the band, said he was baffled by Adamson's disappearance. "I am obviously feeling more than concerned - I am feeling very upset that something may be amiss with Stuart," he said. "I am very much in the dark. I have not spoken to him for over three weeks. I do not know what is going on. "Whatever the problem is, it is obviously a personal matter and we don't really interfere with each other's private lives. "That's part of how we have stayed together so long. "If he has disappeared for a personal reason, one can only accept it." Mr Butler said the band was "disappointed" to have to cancel its two Scottish support dates and the scheduled Children in Need appearance. "They are very major events to be asked to do," he said. "We are obviously disappointed to have let people down." |
