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Blackstar110
11/22/19 12:53:32 PM
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-Kevin Gilbert, young singer-songwriter, wins 1998 worldwide talent contest by Yamaha
-Gilbert gets invited by Madonnas producer to make an album
-Through this, he works with Michael Jackson and meets Sheryl Crow, a backup dancer for MJ. They begin dating
-Gilbert, working through his own album, is connected with a group of musicians and call themselves the Tuesday Night Music Club
-Crow is working on an album, her label isnt happy with it, so she brings it to the TNMC
-TNMC workshops it and essentially writes the whole album. They are all credited as writers on the songs EXCEPT Crow, particularly Gilbert, who wrote Leaving Las Vegas and coached her on singing
-After a year of collaboration, they turned over the finished master and Crow told them all to get lost
-She names the album Tuesday Night Music Club and basically just puts a thanks for the support in the liner notes
-Crow dumps Gilbert for a record label executive
-Crow performs Leaving Las Vegas on Letterman, who asks if the song is autobiographical. She says yes
-Shortly after, Gilbert kills himself
-Crow shows up to his funeral and is shouted down until she leaves

Kevin wouldve turned 53 this week

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Medussa
11/22/19 12:54:58 PM
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that's not fun. that's not fun at all. =(
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TheGoldenEel
11/22/19 12:57:28 PM
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Wikipedia says Kevin Gilbert died of autoerotic asphyxiation

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Blackstar110
11/22/19 12:57:46 PM
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Blackstar110
11/22/19 12:58:09 PM
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TheGoldenEel posted...
Wikipedia says Kevin Gilbert died of autoerotic asphyxiation

Correct, but in his downward spiral following these events
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Lairen
11/22/19 12:58:40 PM
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Well shes an evil bitch.
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spudger
11/22/19 12:59:24 PM
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god damn

now i hate sheryl crow

Blackstar110 posted...
Sheryl Crow, a backup dancer for MJ

this part is hilarious though. nothing about her made me think she could dance.
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Blackstar110
11/22/19 1:01:19 PM
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Worth noting as a disclaimer that of course there are two sides to every story, etc, but essentially the entire TNMC backs this version of events
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Blackstar110
11/22/19 1:06:13 PM
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If youre a Genesis fan, highly recommend his performance of the entirety of The Lamb:

https://youtu.be/s4Ml1QDdNZ0
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ASithLord7
11/22/19 1:42:18 PM
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Blackstar110 posted...
TheGoldenEel posted...
Wikipedia says Kevin Gilbert died of autoerotic asphyxiation

Correct, but in his downward spiral following these events

That isnt suicide
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Blackstar110
11/22/19 3:27:03 PM
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ASithLord7 posted...
Blackstar110 posted...
TheGoldenEel posted...
Wikipedia says Kevin Gilbert died of autoerotic asphyxiation

Correct, but in his downward spiral following these events

That isnt suicide

Okay, we can nitpick

He spiraled into a severe cycle of depression and self-harm until it killed him

Better?
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iPhone_7
11/22/19 3:30:16 PM
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He died doing what he loved.
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Freddie_Mercury
11/22/19 3:36:57 PM
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ASithLord7
11/22/19 3:40:21 PM
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Blackstar110 posted...
ASithLord7 posted...
Blackstar110 posted...
TheGoldenEel posted...
Wikipedia says Kevin Gilbert died of autoerotic asphyxiation

Correct, but in his downward spiral following these events

That isnt suicide

Okay, we can nitpick

He spiraled into a severe cycle of depression and self-harm until it killed him

Better?

Autoerotic asphyxiation, while dangerous and certainly not my jam, is not self harm.
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gp1829
11/22/19 3:41:23 PM
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That seems like a pretty awful thing to do but did it really lead to his death? Reading his wiki page it seems like he was still writing and preforming. Is there an article to read about how it put him into a depression and more about the funeral situation. This is the first I heard about this and want to know more.

He died in 1996 as well so the contest date I believe is wrong in the OP
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DeadBankerDream
11/22/19 3:43:40 PM
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Mods plz close topic and suspend TC for lying anus analry.
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Gafemage
11/22/19 3:44:23 PM
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Blackstar110 posted...
He spiraled into a severe cycle of depression and self-harm until it killed him

Better?

Autoerotic asphyxiation isn't self-harm and non-depressed people probably do it all the time, so no. He got fucked over, nobody's denying that, but there's basically no concrete correlation between SC screwing him over & him dying an extremely horny death.
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divot1338
11/22/19 3:56:41 PM
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ASithLord7 posted...
Blackstar110 posted...
ASithLord7 posted...
Blackstar110 posted...
TheGoldenEel posted...
Wikipedia says Kevin Gilbert died of autoerotic asphyxiation

Correct, but in his downward spiral following these events

That isnt suicide

Okay, we can nitpick

He spiraled into a severe cycle of depression and self-harm until it killed him

Better?

Autoerotic asphyxiation, while dangerous and certainly not my jam, is not self harm.

I feel like theres a very good chance they had no idea thats how he died until it got brought up.
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Gafemage
11/22/19 4:04:43 PM
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divot1338 posted...
ASithLord7 posted...
Blackstar110 posted...
ASithLord7 posted...
Blackstar110 posted...
TheGoldenEel posted...
Wikipedia says Kevin Gilbert died of autoerotic asphyxiation

Correct, but in his downward spiral following these events

That isnt suicide

Okay, we can nitpick

He spiraled into a severe cycle of depression and self-harm until it killed him

Better?

Autoerotic asphyxiation, while dangerous and certainly not my jam, is not self harm.

I feel like theres a very good chance they had no idea thats how he died until it got brought up.

If this is the case TC we're still early enough ITT where you can just say "I was wrong", no harm no foul; doubling down will only make things worse.
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Blackstar110
11/22/19 4:49:55 PM
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I was wrong to word it as suicide for simplicitys sake. Thats how I always viewed it, given his particular circumstances of increasing reclusiveness and depression until his death, but point taken.

However, it is documented that the incident drove him into a dark place where his friends started worrying about him, he got into dark shit, journaled about it, and then ultimately died, and she was yelled out of his funeral by his friends and family.

So, I stand by the point. Sure, people can do auto-erotic asphyxiation for pure giggles, and people can jump out of planes because theyre extreme thrillseekers. In this particular case, the guy spiraled into a severe depression and wound up dead.

I can go dig up the long articles on the guys history and events leading to his death, having been a big fan of his for 15 years, but I figured the bullet points were sufficient.
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Zikten
11/22/19 4:54:27 PM
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I had no idea. if true, she is a bitch
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ASithLord7
11/22/19 5:01:52 PM
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Blackstar110 posted...
So, I stand by the point. Sure, people can do auto-erotic asphyxiation for pure giggles, and people can jump out of planes because theyre extreme thrillseekers. In this particular case, the guy spiraled into a severe depression and wound up dead.

Whatever fetishes he had has nothing to do with depression. Shut up.
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DeadBankerDream
11/22/19 5:03:14 PM
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Blackstar110 posted...
I was wrong to word it as suicide for simplicitys sake. Thats how I always viewed it, given his particular circumstances of increasing reclusiveness and depression until his death, but point taken.

However, it is documented that the incident drove him into a dark place where his friends started worrying about him, he got into dark shit, journaled about it, and then ultimately died, and she was yelled out of his funeral by his friends and family.

So, I stand by the point. Sure, people can do auto-erotic asphyxiation for pure giggles, and people can jump out of planes because theyre extreme thrillseekers. In this particular case, the guy spiraled into a severe depression and wound up dead.

I can go dig up the long articles on the guys history and events leading to his death, having been a big fan of his for 15 years, but I figured the bullet points were sufficient.

Doubling down while pretending to not double down. Impressive gambit. Let's see how it works out for him.
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Blackstar110
11/22/19 5:07:04 PM
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Okay, you guys. Youre the experts on him, and definitely not Internet Smart Guys who found out about this for the first time by opening the topic.
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Elmer_Glue
11/22/19 5:07:34 PM
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Intentionally suffocating yourself is self-harm, wtf are you people talking about.
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Blackstar110
11/22/19 5:08:59 PM
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Elmer_Glue posted...
Intentionally suffocating yourself is self-harm, wtf are you people talking about.

No, its just routine fetish things and his girlfriend and friends explicitly blamed Crow for his death because this was routine behavior for him, you see.
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Gafemage
11/22/19 5:09:37 PM
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Elmer_Glue posted...
Intentionally suffocating yourself is self-harm, wtf are you people talking about.

Technically yes, but there's a connotation to the mainstream use of the term "self harm" that doesn't apply here.
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DeadBankerDream
11/22/19 5:11:17 PM
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Blackstar110 posted...
No, its just routine fetish things and his girlfriend and friends explicitly blamed Crow for his death because this was routine behavior for him, you see.

Are you implying that he intentionally killed himself using masturbation fetish toys?
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Esrac
11/22/19 5:12:57 PM
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ASithLord7 posted...
Blackstar110 posted...
So, I stand by the point. Sure, people can do auto-erotic asphyxiation for pure giggles, and people can jump out of planes because theyre extreme thrillseekers. In this particular case, the guy spiraled into a severe depression and wound up dead.

Whatever fetishes he had has nothing to do with depression. Shut up.


You don't suppose someone's emotional or mental state can influence what kind of sexual behavior they engage in?
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FL81
11/22/19 5:17:34 PM
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DeadBankerDream posted...
Blackstar110 posted...
No, its just routine fetish things and his girlfriend and friends explicitly blamed Crow for his death because this was routine behavior for him, you see.

Are you implying that he intentionally killed himself using masturbation fetish toys?

grief affects everyone differently
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ASithLord7
11/22/19 5:18:44 PM
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Esrac posted...
ASithLord7 posted...
Blackstar110 posted...
So, I stand by the point. Sure, people can do auto-erotic asphyxiation for pure giggles, and people can jump out of planes because theyre extreme thrillseekers. In this particular case, the guy spiraled into a severe depression and wound up dead.

Whatever fetishes he had has nothing to do with depression. Shut up.


You don't suppose someone's emotional or mental state can influence what kind of sexual behavior they engage in?

Is there proof he wasnt into it before?
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Weezy_Tha_Don
11/22/19 5:19:22 PM
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wouldnt it be self harm/pleasure?
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Blackstar110
11/22/19 5:20:16 PM
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DeadBankerDream posted...
Blackstar110 posted...
No, its just routine fetish things and his girlfriend and friends explicitly blamed Crow for his death because this was routine behavior for him, you see.

Are you implying that he intentionally killed himself using masturbation fetish toys?

Im not implying anything, Im stating outright that his friends and family were conscious of his deteriorating mental state and lifestyle and blamed this specifically for his spiral and death.

I walked back my use of the word suicide I didnt walk back the cause and effect, because I think his partner, his friends, and his family would know him best.
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DeadBankerDream
11/22/19 5:21:19 PM
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You're not implying Obama is a Muslim born in Kenya, you're just asking questions.

I see.
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Blackstar110
11/22/19 5:24:07 PM
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DeadBankerDream posted...
You're not implying Obama is a Muslim born in Kenya, you're just asking questions.

I see.

If Obamas friends and family said he was a Muslim born in Kenya, sure, Id mull it over.

Nice equivalence, though.
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