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In Memoriam: Fallen Stars of 2023
LFO is mourning the decease of 1 of its past surviving members.
Brian "Brizz" Gillis, who co-founded the set on with Brad Fischetti and the late Rich Cronin, died connected March 29 astatine property 47, Fischetti confirmed successful a caller Instagram post.
"Every communicative is made up of chapters. Some make naturally. Some you person to chopped up successful your mind. The archetypal 2 chapters of the LFO communicative mislaid a main quality yesterday," Fischetti wrote March 30. "I don't person details, and it wouldn't beryllium my spot to stock them if I did. I americium truly struggling to process this tragic loss."
His origin of decease has not been shared.
LFO, abbreviated for Lyte Funkie Ones, was formed 1995 successful Massachusetts and went connected to merchandise "Summer Girls" and "Girl On TV" deed songs, though Gillis near the set successful 1998 successful pursuit of a solo career. He was replaced by Devin Lima, who died November 2018 astatine property 41 aft a conflict with adrenal cancer. Eight years earlier, Cronin passed away astatine 36 years aged aft battling leukemia.
"I've said it earlier and I volition proceed to accidental it; the LFO Story is simply a tragedy," Fischetti continued successful his Instagram post. "If you cognize what I've been doing, you cognize I'm trying to bring airy into the darkness. Trying find redemption successful symptom and suffering. Trying to grant the legacy."
Fischetti noted that without Gillis' "hard enactment and dedication successful the aboriginal days of LFO," the set fans "came to cognize and (hopefully) love" would not person existed.
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"My narration with Brian was complex," helium added. "It contained moments of large tribulation but besides of large joy. I learned a batch from him astir the concern of euphony and however to enactment unneurotic and stone a show. And it's those affirmative aspects of our narration that I volition thin connected present and forever."
And Fischetti volition ever retrieve Gillis, arsenic good arsenic his erstwhile bandmates, for their emotion of music.
"I cognize that soon oregon possibly already, Brizz volition beryllium greeted by Rich and Devin," Fischetti said. "And I anticipation that together, they volition marque immoderate saccharine sounds. I would truly similar that."
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