Let’s face it, there are bigger and arguably more
talented musicians who’ve passed away all too soon either through illness,
accident or, as it sadly appears in this case, suicide, but the story of Lil
Chris is still a tragic one. Thrust into the limelight by the walking tongue
himself, Gene Simmonds, in Channel 4’s School Of Rock Lil Chris was, well, something of a lil' star at the time. After fronting the school band in the show he released a few singles (the
first reached the dizzy heights of number 3 in the charts), did a bit of telly
and then, horror of horrors, he grew up inevitably losing some of the
cuteness that was part of his appeal in the first place. He seemed to have
struggled with depression for a while, whether that was down to his dwindling
celebrity or other factors is difficult to assess, but in the last couple of
years he’d appeared in a musical and was working on a new album. He posted this track just three weeks ago, not bad at all...
Given
the rapid churn of bands and artists these days it’s unlikely that Lil' Chris
will be the last person to experience the dizzying highs and crushing lows of fame,
however fleeting it might be, but perhaps if you’ve ever loved a band or artist
and they've now vanished under the radar maybe today’s a good day to show ‘em some
love eh? Twitter, Facebook...it couldn’t be easier.
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