Talk:Tommy Bolin

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The sentence "Bolin committed suicide on December 4 on body discover in his home" doesn't parse. Somebody in the know, please fix. --Naddy 17:55, 21 Nov 2003 (UTC)

• I've done some research and altered the article to fit - the suggestion is that it was a heroin overdose rather than deliberate suicide. I've made reference to my primary source and added a link to the end of the article. I've also done some minor copy-editing to improve the flow of the text.Basswulf 11:29, 4 Dec 2003 (UTC)
• Press from the era report a multiple drug intoxocation, not a suicide. By one account, "His death followed a night of hard partying that had involved,in escalating stages of intensity, beer, champagne, cocaine and heroin." http://www.tbolin.com/articles/classicrock_oct03.html -- Jerry picker 14:57, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
• Paralysed left arm? Well...I'm 40 years old and I'm a professional musician (guitar and bass). On LP Last Concert In Japan Tommy sounds like 15 years old boy in garage-band. Problem is heroin. He was too "high" for professional playing. All the difficult parts (intro to Burn, for example) are played by Jon Lord. That's the problem. I know a lot of alcohol and heroin. Left arm? Bad story. Aleksander Cepus (Slovenia/Europe) www.sigic.si