LeRoi Moore, 1961-2008



A good friend of mine gave me the news last night. I didn't even know
he was involved in an accident.

I'm a self-purported "big fan" of DMB. They are the undisputed top of
my most listened-to bands. "Crush" is my overall favourite song. Heck
I travelled to washington state and camped out three nights just so I
could see them in concert at the gorge. But for all my fandom, I had
no idea about this. If you don't know, LeRoi Moore, saxophonist and
founding member of DMB, passed away suddenly yesterday afternoon from
complications from an atv accident in late June. He was 46.

I'm still absolutely stunned. I didn't know him personally, but I
can't help but feel a tremendous loss by the passing of this great
musician. He never said much while on stage, but there is no one in
the world who played the sax like him. His music said more than his
words ever could.

No, I'm not crying over this or anything like that, but in many ways,
he and his music were a big part of my life. I last saw him I'm
concert in June and was there for his last birthday last august at the
gorge. I consider myself lucky and blessed to have been a witness. He
will be missed.