Former Fleetwood Mac member, Bob Welch, commits suicide

[transplant99]

Yikes.

Mick Fleetwood, one of the founding members of Fleetwood Mac and Welch's manager during his solo career, had remained in close contact with his former band mate over the years and told Reuters that Welch's suicide was "incredibly out of character."

"He was a very, very profoundly intelligent human being and always in good humor, which is why this is so unbelievably shocking," he said.

"He was a huge part of our history which sometimes gets forgotten ... mostly his legacy would be his songwriting abilities that he brought to Fleetwood Mac, which will survive all of us," Fleetwood said.
"If you look into our musical history, you'll see a huge period that was completely ensconced in Bob's work."

http://news.yahoo.com/ex-fleetwood-m...010923288.html

[OilKiller]

That's sad. RIP. Always enjoyed hearing Sentimental Lady when I did from time to time.

[Dion]

Bob Welch performing Ebony Eyes accompanied with Stevie Nicks at the Roxy Theater in West Hollywood, CA. Recorded live on November 19th, 1981. RIP

[transplant99]

Nice find Dion....what a cool venue the Roxy is.

[Free Ben Hur!]

Originally Posted by Dion

Bob Welch performing Ebony Eyes accompanied with Stevie Nicks at the Roxy Theater in West Hollywood, CA. Recorded live on November 19th, 1981. RIP

Awesome performance. Looks like they were all having a great time. Stevie Nicks was (is) so freaking hot! RIP Bob.

[Northendzone]

I recall really enjoying the cover of his album French kiss?

[transplant99]

Originally Posted by Northendzone

I recall really enjoying the cover of his album French kiss?

So did he.

[Red Ice Player]

Considering the troubled lives of the other ex Fleetwood Mac guitarists, Peter Green, Jeremy Spencer and Danny Kirwan, Bob Welch's suicide comes as quite a shock. I am sad to hear of his passing. I've always been a fan of this band, through all of its musical evolutions.