I started writing a lead-in to the death of Jimmy Sullivan. I wanted to tie it into celebrities that have passed away recently. How their deaths fascinate and captivate us. How you hear the news and for the rest of your life you remember where you were when you heard.
It sucked. It didn't sound or read right. It was totally superficial and disingenuous.
I'll just say that I really fucking loved Jimmy Sullivan on the drums. I've been legitimately saddened since I heard he passed away. Afterlife has been going through my head almost non-stop.
There aren't a lot of musicians that can have this effect on me. Two of them were in Avenged Sevenfold and one of them is no longer with us.
I still remember the first time I saw Ax7 live.
It was years ago at Warped. Everyone else was playing 2:00 minute, typical punk tunes. Avenged Sevenfold comes onto a small side-stage and their entire set-list was four songs. It lasted thirty minutes.
They played the best show of the day. Synyster Gates and The Rev blew me away. Zachy and Shadows were incredible.
I think I've seen almost 80 bands in the last ten years and Avenged Sevenfold has consistently put on the best show, never disappointing in any of the three times I've seen 'em. They went from side-stage to main stage to headlining their own tour. But it's not going to be the same without Jimmy.
RIP Rev.
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