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Steve Lee, singer of Gotthard — Steve Lee, singer of Swedish rock band Gotthard. Gotthard was born in 1963. Image via wikipedia.

I am definitely not having a great year when it comes to celebrity/musician/actor deaths this year. Well, 2009 wasn’t really a walk in the park wither since we lost actresses Natasha Richardson, Brittany Murphy and Farah Fawcett, actor Patrick Swayze, pop legend Michael Jackson and more. 2010 wasn’t too bright either as actors Dennis Hopper and Tony Curtis (father of actress Jamie Lee Curtis) died this year. In the music world, Poison singer Bret Michaels was having a the most terrible year with his health, Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler was falling on the stage, maybe signaling that he has in fact gotten too old for his wild and hyperactive stage theatrics. Oh, and DIO singer Ronnie James Dio died!

I might be two days late, but just found out rock/heavy metal band Gotthard’s singer Steve Lee died. Lee died in a motorcycle accident, at the age of 47. And if you ask me, 47 is a pretty young age to die, even by rock n roll standards.

Rest in Peace, Steve Lee. The song video is of the song The Call, from the band’s 2007 album Domino Effect.

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2009 was a tragic year for music. But it looks like 2010 is not that bright either. Scorpions are done, Steven Tyler fall off stage, Brett Michaels gets a brain hemorrhage and just we thought he recovered, it turns out he has a stroke and has a whole in his heart. Oh, and heavy metal/rock band DIO’s vocalist Ronnie James Dio died. He was recovering from stomach cancer.

Dio: Ronnie James Dio second from right. Image from http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/19412333/Dio+AppiceGPilson+90s.jpg

Poison frontman Bret Michaels. Image from:http://www3.whig.com/whig/blogs/thebreakdown/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/michaels2.jpg

It’s weird to see rock starts have all these health problems. Yeah, we are well aware that they are human, but they did get over a great deal of stuff in the past: death of best friends/band members (Steve Clark from Def Leppard, Cliff Burton from Metallica), loss of health, loss of crucial body parts (Rick Allen from Def Leppard) , drug addictions.(Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Aerosmith) , loss of their looks…But since they always seem to bounce back, it is just feels awful to have all the bad news in a row. After all, they symbolize energy. Their stage shows rock us and their songs celebrate life, parties, sex, friendship and love. We grow up with them. Hell, our parents grew up with Aerosmith.It also reminds us of mortality and fragility of all.

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