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haha
first time when I looked at your post I thought I made a language mistake definitely I shouldn't take so many painkillers. certainly I should shut myself up. (and back on the topic, being more serious, in my very humble opinion it's safer for my sanity to believe he jumped. thinking about all those theories would make me bigger freak than I am at the moment. and I'm sure people would like to experience that!)
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Then I heard JFPL and I had an over-whelming feeling of 'how could he have gone on?'. Just listening to those words (NO SPOILERS!), how can he have moved on? I've always felt he didn't jump, and actually I don't think he did, but I don't think he can have moved on and gotten better. I really don't see how someone could come back from that. I mean, I've had huge fights with people over this, you know, you're in a pub and someone says, 'oh yeah, the manics, didn't one of them jump off a bridge?' and I've shouted 'NO! He's not dead, he's gone missing. IT'S NOT THE SAME THING!', etc. But now, I don't know really, I think as time goes on, it's just less and less likely that he's still out there. Even if he was, I dread to think what kind of state he's be in, physically. No one can smoke 65 a day, and drink that much and not get some horrible disease. Fucking hell. I'm not glad about my feelings. |
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The only thing that would cause me to question the obvious is why didn't he leave notes or by some means clear up any ambiguity over his intentions? On the other hand if you wanted everyone to think you'd ended it all but actually had other plans, leaving your car by a suicide spot is obviously the thing to do...
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yeah thats fair comment, but its difficult to judge or say for definite on how he was mental state wise, Nicky said his time spent at the Priory changed him like it took some of his soul away, probably meant he became more introverted..i'm thinking had he carried on with the band in the spotlight and pressures of that lifestyle then maybe the manics wouldn't be around now and he'd have broken down in the public glare, so his natural defence mechanism was to escape....to solitude and a new life where he could overcome his demons of selfharm and cut down the drinking/smoking...perhaps something triggered him off to seek some kind of spiritual side of himself.
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It would be nice to think that he had found some solace, but I personally can't imagine being at peace without any contact with my friends or family. I feel guilty and on-edge if I don't call my mum for a fortnight. Well, wherever he is, I hope he's at peace. And not a mechanic. Although, didn't James once make a quip about them being 'Manic and the Mechanics'? Ooh, maybe he knew something.... |
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Was he in the car til the battery went flat? I can't remember. My battery goes flat in a few hours if I leave the lights or the radio on.
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I just remembered, didn't Nicky say something like "If his intention was just to commit suicide, why didn't he just gett it over with as soon as he vanished?" To which I suppose the mundane answer might be, it took him a few days to screw up the courage to do it...
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So his car battery went dead, he had an epiphany at that moment and decided to become a car mechanic. Makes perfect sense to me.
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Honestly I think he probably committed suicide, mainly because there hasn't been one "sighting" that's at all convinced me. I know he's not exactly as well known as Tom Cruise or something, and could easily be in a non-Westernised country where he's hardly be recognised at all, but to think there's not been ONE convincing sighting in 14 years makes me think he probably jumped. Plus, aren't there quite a few cases of people jumping off the Severn Bridge and their bodies never being found?
Don't get me wrong, I love the idea that he's still alive but I can't believe it, personally. |
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That's for getting this thread back on track, I was beginning to worry.
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Gah, yes sorry! OK, well I now know what to spray on my t-shirt for the tour... ALAN EDWARDS 4REAL, 4EVER. |
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You guys will see..wait until the JFPL B-sides start to come out with song titles like :
"Overhaulin' the engine" "Gaskets are leaking" and the haunting and moving "Fill your tank up while my heart runs on empty" |
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