William Tucker Dies
Kong
Tucker performed and recorded with many bands including Ministry, Revolting
Cocks, Thrill Kill Kult, Foetus and countless others. He also produced
several albums and was author of the "William Tucker Guitar" loops for Sonic
Foundry's "Acid Rock" CD-ROM. He will be greatly missed by his friends and
fans everywhere.
Rest In Peace
Eye
How did he die?
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>>How did he die?
Yes, I'm curious about this too, although I think we all probably know...
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> William Tucker, guitarist /producer, died Sat. May 15,1999 in Chicago.
> Tucker performed and recorded with many bands including Ministry, Revolting
> Cocks, Thrill Kill Kult, Foetus and countless others. He also produced
> several albums and was author of the "William Tucker Guitar" loops for Sonic
> Foundry's "Acid Rock" CD-ROM. He will be greatly missed by his friends and
> fans everywhere.
>
Jeez...This is horrible. I can't remember the last time I listened to
a band that hadn't had some input from Tucker at one point or another.
I think my fondest musical memory of him was on the last Chris Connelly
solo record "Shipwreck" and on the live Ministry video from 1990. He
will be missed. RIP, William.
Hail Brak,
Mike
Pepsiesque
Ministry Sideman William Tucker Commits Suicide
Longtime Ministry sideman and prolific industrial guitarist E. William Tucker
killed himself at his apartment in Chicago this past Friday (May 14). He was
38. Initial reports indicate that he had taken pills and afterwards slit his
own throat. His body was discovered by his roommate, along with a 10-page
suicide note, which has not been made public at this time.
Many around Tucker speculate that he may have been looking to escape from the
pain of an unknown illness that had hounded him for the past few years. Dannie
Fleisher of WaxTrax! Records is currently planning a memorial in his name.
Known primarily for his session work for Al Jourgensen and Ministry, Tucker had
enjoyed a long and fruitful career on his own. Growing up in New Jersey, Tucker
formed Regressive Aid with future Rollins Band members Andrew Weiss and Sim
Cain, a brilliant progressive rock/funk group that still retains a loyal
fanbase. He gave guitar lessons in the area, most notably to Mickey
Melchiondio, aka Dean Ween of Ween. In an interview, Aaron Freeman, aka Gene
Ween, declared that Tucker taught Mickey "everything he knew about the guitar,
as bad as it could sound and as good as it could sound."
Enjoying a local hit with "(I Love) The Sound of Machines" under the name the
Swinging Pistons, he caught the attention of Jourgensen, who invited Tucker to
play guitar on The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste. Tucker moved to Chicago,
and toured at points with the Revolting Cocks and My Life With The Thrill Kill
Kult.
Collaborating with Revolting Cocks vocalist Chris Connelly, Tucker revealed a
softer side of himself on recordings released under Connelly's name. He was
scheduled to tour with Ministry for their upcoming album, The Dark Side of the
Spoon, at the time of his death.
-- Justin Hampton
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Pepsiesque <pepsi...@aol.com> wrote in message
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There's only two things left to be said: God what a fucking tragedy and I
hope he is resting in peace wherever the great beyond called his soul to go.
Eye
> from allstar May 17, 1999, 1:20 pm PT:
>
> Ministry Sideman William Tucker Commits Suicide
*sigh*
Rebecka
> William Tucker, guitarist /producer, died Sat. May 15,1999 in Chicago.
R.I.P
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