Vor ein paar Tagen hatten wir noch berichtet, dass Brandon
Carlisle im Koma liegt, jetzt hat er den Kampf gegen den Tod leider verloren.
Fat Wreck schreibt:
Once again our FAT family has been devastated by the loss of
one of our own. We have been hoping, praying, grasping at the possibility that
Brandon would recover from his coma; but as of last night, we know that he’s
gone. It is with great difficulty that we even attempt to condense our sorrow
over this loss into words. We are completely distraught to know that we will
never hug, see, or collaborate with him again. Teenage Bottlerocket is family.
We love all of them like brothers.
Brandon was a unique individual, a rarity. It is obvious by
the outpouring of love and support he’s generated over the last few days just
how deeply he touched so many lives. He was always generous with his time,
curious to know each person he met, and quickly made lasting friendships
wherever he went. A true music lover, Brandon was always stoked to shoot the
shit about great new bands and killer punk records. He dedicated his life to
punk rock, spreading that infectious joy around the world every single time he
got behind the kit at a Teenage Bottlerocket show. The world is undoubtedly a
darker, sadder, shittier place without Brandon’s smiling face to brighten it
up.
Brendan Kelly of The Lawrence Arms summed up Brandon’s
personality best with this anecdote describing how he once heard Brandon utter
the words, “this is the greatest day of my life,” when all they were doing was
hanging out in Laramie drinking beer and eating enchiladas: “It’s my distinct
feeling that Brandon said that phrase ’it’s the greatest day of my life’ and
meant it more than the rest of us combined. I’m jealous of that enthusiasm. We
should all be so lucky to go through this world with a style like Brandon did.”
We are all completely devastated. What we’ll miss most is
seeing Brandon do what he loved and what he devoted his life to: playing drums
and rocking the fuck out. That is his legacy and that is how we’ll remember
him. We’ll miss you always Brandon; may you rest in peace.
