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Title: Jerry Fuchs (of Maserati) is dead.
Post by: Koremora on 08 Nov 2009, 15:21

http://www.chunklet.com/index.cfm?section=blogs&ID=571

Topic title says it all. I just met this guy last month when Maserati opened for MONO. Blew my mind, he was an incredibly talented drummer for an amazing band. Not only that, but a really sweet person. This is just fucking heartbreaking.

Title: Re: Jerry Fuchs (of Maserati) is dead.
Post by: Joseph on 08 Nov 2009, 17:22

Saw Maserati on the same tour.  Great band, and his playing in particular really stood out.  It's a terribly sad happening.

Title: Re: Jerry Fuchs (of Maserati) is dead.
Post by: JD on 08 Nov 2009, 17:40

Ooh, that's rather sad

Title: Re: Jerry Fuchs (of Maserati) is dead.
Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 08 Nov 2009, 17:58

This is indeed tragic. Fuchs was a total powerhouse, an amazingly talented drummer and awe inspiring to watch perform. The music world is surely more impoverished now that he is gone.

Title: Re: Jerry Fuchs (of Maserati) is dead.
Post by: MrBlu on 08 Nov 2009, 19:02

Duuuude...

*sad*

Title: Re: Jerry Fuchs (of Maserati) is dead.
Post by: Koremora on 08 Nov 2009, 20:33

More stories about the circumstances, thoughts on his impact:

http://pitchfork.com/news/37054-rip-jerry-fuchs-drummer-for-juan-maclean-maserati-turing-machine/

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/drummer_elevator_leap_ends_in_death_ThnnTZfFHJf3IXKidpm09N

http://www.thejuanmaclean.com/blog/juan-maclean-drummer-jerry-fuchs-has-tragically-died

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/09/nyregion/09elevator.html

I can't even express how truly saddened I am by this loss. Maserati made fantastic music, and Jerry absolutely completed their sound.

Title: Re: Jerry Fuchs (of Maserati) is dead.
Post by: David_Dovey on 09 Nov 2009, 04:36

I read about this earlier tonight on Invisible Oranges (http://invisibleoranges.com/2009/11/rip-gerhardt-jerry-fuchs.html). Jerry's drumming on Inventions for the New Season were a very large part of what made that album so wonderful, and between his work with Maserati and his contributions to many other projects he was a singular figure in the NYC indie rock scene. RIP

Title: Re: Jerry Fuchs (of Maserati) is dead.
Post by: jeph on 09 Nov 2009, 15:16

This makes me so sad, the drumming in Maserati was so good :(

Title: Re: Jerry Fuchs (of Maserati) is dead.
Post by: Johnny C on 09 Nov 2009, 17:26

Circumstances of his death are so sad. Like, legit tragedy.

RIP Jerry Fuchs! You were good as hell.

Title: Re: Jerry Fuchs (of Maserati) is dead.
Post by: Lexington, 125 on 10 Nov 2009, 09:43

Saw him when he played with !!!  very talented.  apparently taking a spot as the drummer for Maserati is a bad life decision

Title: Re: Jerry Fuchs (of Maserati) is dead.
Post by: KickThatBathProf on 10 Nov 2009, 09:58

Why would you say such lies

Also, holy shit this is sad

Title: Re: Jerry Fuchs (of Maserati) is dead.
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 10 Nov 2009, 11:55

man, i'm a drummer (i use the term loosely) and i don't even understand what is going on in that video Tommy posted. crazyness.


RIP dude i've never heard of

Title: Re: Jerry Fuchs (of Maserati) is dead.
Post by: E. Spaceman on 10 Nov 2009, 12:09

Quote from: KickThatBathProf on 10 Nov 2009, 09:58

Why would you say such lies

I assume he is referring to the tragic death of also former !!! drummer Mikel Gius, who was hit by a car while riding his bike.

This is indeed tragic, i had the chance to see him perform a couple times with !!! and the Juan MacLean and he was stellar.

Title: Re: Jerry Fuchs (of Maserati) is dead.
Post by: KvP on 10 Nov 2009, 18:34

What a shame.

In a sad bit of irony, it's elevator safety week (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/10/nyregion/10elevator.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion).

Title: Re: Jerry Fuchs (of Maserati) is dead.
Post by: MrBlu on 10 Nov 2009, 20:58

InB4 "Maserati Drummer curse".

Title: Re: Jerry Fuchs (of Maserati) is dead.
Post by: David_Dovey on 11 Nov 2009, 04:01

No you're not.