BenLoy Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 Has anyone been to Bryan Beller dot com lately? I found more information on Mike Keneally\'s page , but no info on how or why he died. Was he sick? This is terrible...Wes was a motherf***r, anyone who's heard his playing with Duran Duran Bryan Beller or with the zillions of other artists he's recorded with knows what I'm talking about. Damn... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc taz Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 Sorry, I've never heard of him. I got this nice blurb from Nick Rhodes, though. Taken from duranduran.com. Nick Remembers Wes It was with real sadness that I learned my dear friend Wes had died. It was only weeks ago that we were chatting and laughing over lunch on Sunset Boulevard. He always stuck to a rigorous fitness regime and strict diet, for months after we first met I never saw him eat anything but protein bars, but at lunch last time I saw him, he was both happy and amused to order two different fish on the same plate. He seemed full of hope for the future, despite having had a very difficult couple of years. Wes was an extraordinary person. He used to spend a lot of time alone in his room when we were on tour - it took me quite a while to figure out what he was doing for hours on end - and then eventually he showed me his computer... He had stored and meticulously catalogued thousands and thousands of images, including many beautiful photographs that he had taken himself. This turned into a real passion, so Wes and I shared the desire to capture that elusive moment every day on film. He was in the digital domain, but I stuck firmly with celluloid. I also admired other great wonders in Wes's archival collection, such as the curious 'Toxic Mullet'. He had many other seemingly conflicting talents, hockey and chess come to mind. It was the latter for which I frequently threw down the challenge, often at my expense, the former I could not comprehend, yet Wes assured me that it was not simply an excuse to whack someone really hard with a stick. Wes was fragile, sensitive and intelligent, all great attributes for an artist to have. As a musician he was able to play virtually any instrument to a remarkable standard. During the time he spent on the road with us, I don't ever remember him making a single mistake. I know how much he enjoyed playing the shows, Duran Duran had become an important chapter in his life, yet when the time came to part company he could not have been more gracious. He came to almost every concert we played in California since putting the original line up back together and always came back to see us afterwards filled with generous compliments about the performance. I have so many fond memories of our times together, but most of all we laughed and laughed. In the darkest moments Wes could always find humour. One story that he told has always remained with me, I'll leave you with it too.... Wes was really late and speeding down a highway in LA, when to his great dismay he saw a traffic cop waving him down. He pulled over and the smug cop said to him "I've been waiting for an a*****e like you all day." Without missing a beat Wes responded "I'm sorry, I got here as fast as I could." Nick Rest In Peace, Wes... sevenstring.org profile my flickr page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 Things that suck totally for $1000 please, Alex. This is horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basshappi Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 I'm sorry that I did not know of him or his work.It seems as though he was a good person and dedicated musician. In any case he was one of us, a member of the "Fraternity of the Bottom End". Rest in Peace, Wes Nothing is as it seems but everything is exactly what it is - B. Banzai Life is what happens while you are busy playing in bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLoy Posted February 3, 2005 Author Share Posted February 3, 2005 Bryan Beller just posted a track of Wes playing a burning cover of John Scofield's "Blackout". Click here to listen. Wes is playing the bassline while Bryan Beller plays "lead bass." So sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davebassman Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 I remember seeing him in an ad somewhere... Too young. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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