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I just don't find anything "tragic" about a person who kills himself (aside from, you know, his daughter not having a dad!). Murder is tragic. Acccidents are tragic. Diseases are tragic. Just don't find anything tragic about a person blowing their brains out. Sorry.
So, one could inevitably question why I find Mr. Rose's death tragic. I'm sure he brought a lot of it upon himself. Still, I highly doubt he wanted to die. So, yeah, there's a big difference there, to me.
Regardless, joking about anyone's death is going to offend someone, but I just kinda feel like joking about Michael Jackson and Kurt Cobain is a bit different than joking about Jack Rose. It has nothing to do with whose music I prefer, I just feel like... Jack wasn't some rich-ass millionaire dude like these publicly-loved and -adored people, he was more just someone like me and you. Just a hard working musician. I dunno, I guess I feel more tore up over someone who is somewhat like me, than someone who has maids and has millions of dollars and has the adoration of millions of people. Jack isn't someone well-known, he isn't going to get tons of sympathy, no MTV news stories or magazine articles. It just feels kinda.. just.. wrong... to make fun of him in any way, to me. His life wasn't any more or less valuable or precious than anyone else's, but I feel like being cut down just as he was reaching some success after working hard for years is pretty damn tragic, to me. Maybe not to anyone else, who hasn't followed his career for years. But anyway.
...And you know, I probably wouldn't care at all either way, Rob's comment was just kinda retarded in general, as I've said elsewhere. I think Rose's music was the furthest thing removed from wankery I can think of. Just felt like a weird time to insult his musicianship..?!
....But that was days ago, let's move on!
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