Non c'est bel et bien vrais ...j'en suis degoutée .. Nick 13 de Tiger Army a bien confirmé son decés ...
23 août 2008, 09:00
Jerry Finn R.I.P. 1969-2008
Today is a very sad day for me, and for Tiger Army. Our friend and producer, Jerry Finn, has passed away. As you may have heard, Jerry suffered a brain hemorrhage in July. The month plus following his hospitalization was full of ups and downs –
from no hope, to cautious optimism and ultimately the heartbreaking news that he was never going to recover. His death was incorrectly reported by a number of publications when his family had to make the incredibly difficult and brave decision to remove him from life support. He left this world Thursday morning, August 21st.
I've felt that our latest album Music From Regions Beyond was our finest to date since ever it was made and Jerry played no small role in that. He brought an incredible energy and enthusiasm to the studio every day during the making of that record that I could draw on anytime my own energy got low. While every album has been an arduous process for me, he made it the easiest it had ever been. He didn't want to change our songs or our sound, he just helped us to sound the best we ever have on record.
As we became friends I came to know him as one of the smartest, funniest people I've ever met. His generosity, humor and spirit were every bit as amazing as his talent in the studio. I related to him about so many things, a very rare thing for me with anyone I meet. I remember discussing with the AFI guys how it was almost like we had grown up with him in Ukiah, that unique wavelength we're all on. From the laughter to the Music From Regions Beyond cake he had made for the album wrap party, there were so many good times before and after the album. After Warped '07 we returned to the studio with him to record a cover of a song on The Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack for Disney. No word on when it will see the light of day. I can't believe it'll be the last thing we ever record together. Nonetheless, I feel both lucky and honored to have known him and worked with him.
Jerry loved his friends and family, and he had a true passion for music, still after all his success. I'll always be grateful to him for taking a chance on us when he was offered projects with so many more well-known bands. I'm confident that his place in history is secure. His work speaks for itself. He valued the old ways of doing things in an age when technology has become a substitute for talent. Music has never needed him more than it does now. He was not only one of the best producers in rock'n'roll, but one of the best people I've met in this world. Until we meet again, my friend.
– Nick 13
A mon avis ça va être un deuil qui va prendre du temps ....