Le guitariste Jeremy Brown est décédé chez lui en Californie à l'âge de 34 ans .
La nouvelle a été propagée par Scott Weiland sur facebook, Jeremy Brown faisant partie des Wildabouts , groupe qui était sur le point de sortir l'album 'Blaster'.
Voici le message facebook publié par l'ex leader de Stone Temple Pilots:
"We received a call today about my friend Jeremy Brown that has shaken me
to the core. We were all concerned this afternoon when Jeremy didn’t
show up for a long-scheduled rehearsal for tonight’s album release show
at School Night. An hour later, Jeremy’s family called us to say that
he had passed away. I am in shock right now, everyone that knows him is
devastated. It is a terrible loss that goes beyond words. He is one
of my best friends, a truest friend and one of the most gifted guitar
players that I’ve ever known. A true genius. It’s impossible to
explain how much he will be missed and what a hole this will leave in
our hearts. A post on Facebook feels so trite and small compared to the
love that I have for him and for the talent that has passed on but I
felt it was necessary to at least start here. Please keep his family in
your thoughts."
Preston Ritter
rejoint le psychedelic band Electric Prunes à la batterie en 1966, un an an après la formaton du groupe dont le plus grand succès sera le 'Kyrie Eleison' tiré de l'album 'Mass in F Minor' figurant sur la BO de 'Easy Rider'.
Preston avait déjà été remplacé par Quint derrière les caisses, il n'aura été membre des Prunes que durant deux petites années.
Par après il collabore avec Linda Ronstadt ou les Beach Boys avant de devenir missionnaire.
Preston Ritter nous a quittés ce 30 mars.