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Hopkins had suffered from chronic depression since childhood and had been battling alcoholism for several years. However, in 1990, Gin Blossoms were one of the hottest local bands in Tempe and the surrounding areas, and they signed a contract with A&M Records. [2]
8 sie 2022 · His former bandmates were still touring on the album in December 1993 when Hopkins died by suicide at 32 shortly after receiving a gold record for the writing of their breakthrough hit, "Hey ...
7 gru 1993 · Douglas Hopkins, former lead guitarist for the rock band the Gin Blossoms, was found dead in his home Sunday, after having apparently shot himself.
5 sty 2021 · The film begins with Hopkins, who was 32 at the time of his death, being fired by his bandmates during the recording of "New Miserable Experience" due to his struggles with alcoholism and...
29 mar 2017 · The group teetered on the edge of being dropped, and, most alarmingly, their founder and chief songwriter, guitarist Doug Hopkins, was in the throes of mental illness and alcoholism.
28 wrz 2017 · The sad story and tragic death behind one of the most memorable power-pop songs of the 1990s, the Gin Blossoms’ “Hey Jealousy.”. By Ernie Smith Sep 28, 2017. Filed under: 1990s, alternative rock, doug hopkins, gin blossoms, hey jealousy, music, new miserable experience.
7 gru 1993 · Douglas Hopkins, the former lead guitarist for the Gin Blossoms, a rock band, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home on Sunday, the police said. He was 32.
