RIP Stephen Gately
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Soldato
My thoughts exactly, show some respect people, or KEEP OUT OF THIS THREAD, clear enough??????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Associate
R.I.P, daaang :/
Soldato
RIP
too young
too young
The police have said no suspicious circumstances that they're aware of. I would assume based on his age a post mortem will be done. It could be a heart condition or brain problem that had not been diagnosed - equally it could be a drug overdose, poisoning, or anything along those lines.
No doubt a rumour will leak out next week before the truth eventually surfaces.
Caporegime
RIP, he seemed like such a nice young man.
Caporegime
Just curious to know what all the fuss is about, that's all. I mean, we're not exactly talking about Bob Dylan here, are we?
Too young for me; I entered my 20s in 1992. I was dimly aware of Boyzone's existence (just another one of those teenybopper boy bands for pre-pubescent girls; they all look the same to me) but I had no idea what its members were called.
Soldato
Post mortem not until Tuesday. Louis Walsh has pulled out of tonights X factor as well.
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Caporegime
Soldato
Whats this, they rekon he ate a bad bit of fish
sadly enough, I saw that and thought "what's Call of uty got to do with this incident?"
but most likely alcohol poisoning, or got drunk passed out and ended up swallowing his own tongue or something else equally unpleasant.
either way, I highly doubt it was drugs or suicide, just a tragic accident IMO
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Gutted 
I loved boyzone when they were in their prime and he was my favourite member rip
I loved boyzone when they were in their prime and he was my favourite member rip
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R.I.P
I'm finding the way the media are falling over themselves with tributes and coverage of this to be very offensive.
He was part of a band put together by record companies, singing songs they didn't write, or covers. The very essence of manufactured banal entertainment.
I have no malice towards him or the band at all. I just don't feel they're of any cultural significance whatsoever. And while people are wringing their hands about his death we seem to completely ignore the young lives lost in Afghanistan, or the people starving under oppression across the world.
Sorry if this upsets people, my intention is more to attempt to set perspectives right rather than insult anyone. I'm well aware the poor mans family and friends will be deeply upset by his death at such a young age.
He was part of a band put together by record companies, singing songs they didn't write, or covers. The very essence of manufactured banal entertainment.
I have no malice towards him or the band at all. I just don't feel they're of any cultural significance whatsoever. And while people are wringing their hands about his death we seem to completely ignore the young lives lost in Afghanistan, or the people starving under oppression across the world.
Sorry if this upsets people, my intention is more to attempt to set perspectives right rather than insult anyone. I'm well aware the poor mans family and friends will be deeply upset by his death at such a young age.
Caporegime
As soon as society wakes up and rids itself of this pathetic celebrity obsessed culture, the human race can move on. Until then, it's stuck and possibly going downhill.
Soldato
Post of the thread and couldnt have said it better myself.
My nephew, Gavin Elliott was shot and killed in Helmand 4 weeks ago. He got about 5 mins coverage total on the news, his funeral got another 5 mins.
Same applies just about all of our boys dying for their country in that hellhole.
Gately's death has already easily clocked 2+ hours coverage today alone, celebrity culture really is the thing that needs to die here.