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Doug Hopkins was an American musician and songwriter who co-founded Gin Blossoms, a popular modern rock band of the early 1990s. He died by suicide in 1993, after suffering from mental health issues and alcoholism, and wrote hits such as "Hey Jealousy" and "Found Out About You".
11 sie 2018 · Learn about the life and music of Doug Hopkins, the co-founder and lead guitarist of the Gin Blossoms, who wrote their hits "Hey Jealousy" and "Found Out About You". Discover how his struggles with depression, alcoholism, and the music industry led to his tragic death in 1993.
22 paź 2020 · In retrospect, Doug Hopkins was the Pete Best of the Gin Blossoms, though when he was actually in the Gin Blossoms, he was arguably the McCartney or Lennon of the Gin Blossoms—or...
8 sie 2022 · Wilson recounts the tragic backstory of their breakthrough album "New Miserable Experience", which they made without their founding guitarist and songwriter Doug Hopkins, who died by suicide in 1993. He also reflects on the 30th anniversary of the album and the band's legacy.
9 wrz 2022 · His drunk antics and inability to perform as a musician ended with his expulsion from the band he helped to found, Gin Blossoms. Doug had received a gold record for penning the mega-hit “Hey...
Gin Blossoms is an American alternative rock band formed in 1987 in Tempe, Arizona. They rose to prominence following the 1992 release of their first major label album, New Miserable Experience , and the first single released from that album, " Hey Jealousy ".
29 mar 2017 · The band's 1992 album was a breakthrough hit, but also a tragic story of mental illness and alcoholism for guitarist Doug Hopkins, who wrote "Hey Jealousy" and other songs. He died by suicide in 1993, while the band struggled to cope with his absence.
