That sounded like a song that had been around for 30 years.”. But let’s be honest, the dude is no Hoon. That was all in our heads when we were cutting it. We were writing letters to each other when he was in rehab. "ALL I CAN SAY is now on all your favorite VOD platforms like Apple TV, Amazon, or Fandango NOW. It’s been nearly 25 years since Blind Melon singer Shannon Hoon tragically passed away in New Orleans from a drug overdose while on tour. “I always accepted his apologies because they were always so sincere.”, Adds Thorn: “Shannon was the type of guy who could sleep with your wife, but he was so sweet the next day, and he’d be so apologetic, you’d kind of forgive him. “When Shannon was around, he was the life of the party, every single time, but the other side of that was … he was a deep dude,” Stevens says. Months before Soup’s release, Hoon, a new father to daughter Nico Blue, entered rehab. Despite scoring one of the decade’s most enduring singles and videos, “No Rain,”and a quadruple platinum hit with their 1992 self-titled debut album (in addition to touring alongside rock’s biggest names), Hoon could not overcome a dangerous drug addiction. Looking back at the power of a rock ‘n’ roll singer whose life was cut short far before his time. There’s still a wicked fucking scar there, and … I mean, it’s not an open wound anymore, but you know what, it can become an open wound.”. Your email address will not be published. Two months after their follow-up, after an all-night binge, Hoon was found lifeless on the group’s tour bus, dead from a cocaine-inducing heart attack. In 1992, Blind Melon released their self-titled debut, featuring “Change,” “Tones of Home” and, of course, their signature song, “No Rain.” Three years later, after touring with Ozzy Osbourne, Guns N’ Roses, and Soundgarden (and performing as part of Woodstock ’94), Blind Melon issued their sophomore record, Soup. His music has endured all these years later, and “No Rain” remains a classic even beyond alt-rock radio. So somebody sent him over to audition for us.”. “All I Can Say,” directed by Clinch, Taryn Gould and Colleen Hennessy, follows the career trajectory of Hoon and Blind Melon. Nobody was. I remember when my friend Janice told us the news that day: Shannon Hoon had died. “Then there’s a deep sadness there because he's trying to share it with an audience, for someone to understand, how he got where he was. The fortuitous meeting happened in early 1990 in Los Angeles. Not all these things are epiphanies. Shannon Hoon (Art: Ron Hart) I remember when my friend Janice told us the news that day: Shannon Hoon had died. Clinch was very aware that Hoon was shooting footage. Wurster cited a photo of Trump with late Blind Melon singer Shannon Hoon as proof, but one could easily substitute his cameo on The Nanny or Home Alone 2. He filmed the birth of his daughter Nico Hoon, now a rising singer in her own right. The band has been active in recent years with a new singer, Travis Warren. The pensive early days, the break though of 1992’s “No Rain,” the Rolling Stone cover and the battle to be more than a one-hit wonder. ', Bruce Springsteen, and his blue Camaro, hit the streets, 'All I Can Say' Hoon doc to be screened, band to play Stone Pony, New Jersey Hall of Fame Class of 2019, 2020, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Yet now, 25 years after this gifted performer was stolen from us by that stupid white powder, revisiting both those five short years Blind Melon in recent months has really opened my eyes to just how much ass this band kicked with Hoon at the helm. I can’t really say that about other people I was close to in my life that have passed.”, “If you hung out with Shannon for even 20 minutes, he was your best friend,” Thorn adds. He was an exceptional human being, and when I think about him now, I can hear his voice, clearly in my head. Two months after their follow-up, after an all-night binge, Hoon was found lifeless on the group’s tour bus, dead from a cocaine-inducing heart attack. Blind Melon singer emerged from nowhere to become a mainstream success, but he was never able to fully outrun his demons: 25 Years Ago: Blind Melon’s Shannon Hoon Dies of … “He once walked out naked, in front of 80,000 people at a stadium, to deliver a pizza to Guns N’ Roses during their set,” Thorn explains. Clinch photographed Hoon’s band, Blind Melon, multiple times in the '90s, and was a familiar face. Find local pros. “His sister knew Axl from high school and called him up, asking him to look out for her little brother. Clinch now plays harmonica in the Tangiers Blues Band, and takes rock ‘n’ roll pictures around the world. However, Shannon’s demons usually cropped up after drinking alcohol. That’s a fucking rare gift.”. “He couldn’t sit still, he couldn’t stop talking, he couldn’t stop engaging with people, and he couldn’t stop singing. They can be very quiet moments. I mean, he was ready to go — he didn’t give a fuck. At the time of his passing, I had long put Blind Melon out to pasture in my heavy listening rotation after the billionth time hearing “No Rain” on MTV, the radio or at some party. When I met Shannon, it was like, ‘Holy shit! Required fields are marked *. Credit: Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images, “My fucking jaw hit the floor,” Stevens says of Hoon, who died 25 years ago today in New Orleans at 28. “We were all about the same age. Proceeds from the album’s sales went to Hoon’s daughter and funded programs to help musicians dealing with addiction. It’s a must-watch for any Blind Melon fan but also someone who wants to witness life before America went online. After Hoon’s death, using a wealth of Shannon’s vocal recordings, Blind Melon created 1996’s. One could wonder how Blind Melon would have evolved with him as their fearless leader heading into the 21st century. It was decided the band would tour with a counselor joining on the road to assist with his recovery; that individual was fired not long into that trek. Asbury Park:  Bruce Springsteen, and his blue Camaro, hit the streets. … He wasn’t shy about documenting his struggles with addiction either. The film, which debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2019, will be shown Wednesday, Aug. 12, at the Baronet outdoor rooftop of the Asbury Hotel in Asbury Park. Your email address will not be published. Then leave a comment here with your favorite memory of live music! Shannon had fucked up so much in his life that there was no one better at apologizing.”, Thorn also says Hoon would disrobe randomly, if he thought it’d get him a laugh. “He was hard to get to know and hard to have him gain your trust. Ron Hart is the Editor-in-Chief of Rock and Roll Globe. Both Thorn and Stevens, who recorded and released four new Blind Melon songs online over the last two years, including the moving “Too Many to Count,” also still think about what could have been: , they say, really captured a band that was only just getting started. I looked at him, and thought, ‘He’s as good as my heroes.’ That’s the way it felt — immediately: he’s a star. I can’t really say that about other people I was close to in my life that have passed.”, ’s release, Hoon, a new father to daughter Nico Blue, entered rehab. The camera in Hoon’s hands acts like a benign big brother keeping a watchful eye over the singer, who was prone to impulsive and self-destructive behavior. as a tribute to him. Shannon Hoon liked to press buttons. Stevens and Smith agreed to meet with Hoon — who’d moved to L.A. on a whim, hopping a Greyhound bus in Indiana moments after slipping out the back door of a drug house that was being raided — on the recommendation of a friend who had ties to the music business and was close to Atlantic Records’ president, Ahmet Ertegun. I could’ve cared less. The charismatic Hoon was a natural in front of the camera while performing on stage and in videos such as the iconic 1993 MTV staple “No Rain.” He was also just Shannon Hoon Kneeling and Singing on Stage, While Rogers Stevens acknowledges most of his memories from the late 1980s and early 1990s are “a bit of a blurry mush,” the. Celeb photographer Danny Clinch, a Toms River native, knows this first hand. It worked out in my favor.”. There's fury and thunder and then there’s a lot of quiet and sometimes you pass away in that space, too.”. Blind Melon at APMFF:  'All I Can Say' Hoon doc to be screened, band to play Stone Pony, “My perception was that his life was moving pretty fast and he wanted to film some of it because he figured he’d want to go back and watch it at some point,” Clinch said “He fell into the role of filming everything, being the narrator and asking people questions. And I remember the night I met Shannon, I went home to my girlfriend, who is my wife now, and said, ‘He’s it. One of the earliest looks we get of Shannon Hoon in All I Can Say — a new documentary composed entirely of video footage self-recorded by the late Blind Melon singer from 1990 to … LISTEN: Remembering Shannon Hoon of Blind Melon, 25 Years Gone, Brave Words, Submarine Bells, Soft Bombs and Me, Celebrated Summer: New Day Rising Turns 35. While Rogers Stevens acknowledges most of his memories from the late 1980s and early 1990s are “a bit of a blurry mush,” the Blind Melon guitarist says he remembers meeting his late bandmate, Shannon Hoon, like it happened yesterday. His multiple awards include recognition for stories on both Bruce Springsteen and “Jersey Shore.” Contact him at @chrisfhjordan; cjordan@app.com. They jumped the shark in my heart, so when the news of his death hit the campus at SUNY New Paltz that fall, I merely shrugged it off and went back to listening to Sebadoh’s Bakesale. Take the tour of Danny Clinch's one of a kind 'Transparent Gallery. Subscribe to APP.com and download our mobile app today so you don't miss thing. It was a life-changing encounter, he tells SPIN — one that But Hoon wanted to show more than that. “He was making eye contact with the camera but there was a camaraderie and a joking,” Gould said. On this day in 1995, Blind Melon frontman Shannon Hoon was found dead on the band's tour bus.Following a show the night before in Houston, he'd gone on a cocaine binge and overdosed. He filmed himself talking to his dad, who had just been busted for drunk driving back home in Indiana. As the younger brother of Axl’s high school homegirl, Rose let young Shannon crash with him after he moved from Indiana to Los Angeles like the living embodiment of the first scene from the “Welcome To The Jungle” video. “He was the funniest, most charming dude around — the most magnetic person in every single room I was ever in with him, and that includes just about anybody we toured with,” offers Stevens — something he says is evident in, , the band’s newly released documentary on the frontman. General Manager & Advertising: Kevin Sanders, They jumped the shark in my heart, so when the news of his death hit the campus at SUNY New Paltz that fall, I merely shrugged it off and went back to listening to Sebadoh’s, Yet now, 25 years after this gifted performer was stolen from us by that stupid white powder, revisiting both those five short years Blind Melon in recent months has really opened my eyes to just how much ass this band kicked with Hoon at the helm.

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