Stuart Adamson
Stuart Adamson (born April 11, 1958 in Manchester , † December 16, 2001 in Honolulu , United States ) was a British musician .
Career
Adamson was the founder of the bands Skids (synth, voc, g), Big Country (lead-voc, g) and The Raphaels. He was found dead in his hotel room at the Best Western Plaza Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii on December 16, 2001 . The cause of death was assumed to be suicide by hanging; an accident was excluded. The autopsy of his body revealed that Adamson had a blood alcohol concentration of 2.79 per mille on the day of his death .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Der Spiegel: Singer Stuart Adamson hanged himself in Hawaii on December 18, 2001 (accessed April 21, 2011)
- ↑ Allen Glen: Stuart Adamson - In A Big Country , p. 178. ISBN 978-1-84697-142-6
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Adamson, Stuart |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 11, 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Manchester |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 16, 2001 |
| Place of death | Honolulu , United States |