It was not common for families back then to be able to take a snapshot of their families as not many could afford to hire out someone on a regular basis to take shots/portraits, so for most, this was reserved for death. Back in the Victorian ages it was common to have a family portrait taken when someone in the family died. The invention of the daguerreotype in 1839 made it more affordable to families who wanted to remember their loved ones after they have passed. Yes, taking portraits of the recently deceased. One subject that I was always amazed by (although it used to creep me out) is “Post-Mortem Photography”. But over these years I have also read many books, browsed the works of others and have also researched the history of photography. Many of them just for this blog in reviews and my various travels and others that were snapped over the years of my family, vacations, and life in general. Over the last 20 years I have taken probably close to 400,000 photographs. Over 1 Million views here since this was posted. He had huge ambition and his career was flourishing.(NOTE: This post is THE most popular post EVER on this website which shows our fascination with death and oddities. “He was highly intelligent, hugely creative, massively charismatic, gentle and charming. “He had big goals and dreams for the future which he had shared with me, his team, his family and his friends,” she said.
Sarah Stennett of First Access Entertainment, a company which had been working with Peep, issued a statement after his death saying she was “shocked and heartbroken” and did “not believe Peep wanted to die”.
On the day of his death, he wrote on Instagram: “When I die You’ll love me.” “I am a depressed drug addict and I’m nearing my breaking point,” he tweeted in February. His best known song was Star Shopping, which references drug use and depression. The son of Harvard-educated parents, Lil Peep moved to LA to pursue his music career at age 17 and quickly built up a devoted fan base. In his last interview, recorded two days before his death with New Zealand-born, LA-based DJ and music producer Zane Lowe, the rapper confessed his anxiety was “getting worse and worse”.Ī slew of big names, including Diplo, Travis Barker, Pete Wentz, Riff Raff, Marshmello and Lil Peep’s ex-girlfriend actor Bella Thorne have paid tribute to the star since his shock death. He also told fans in an emotional Instagram video: “My brother just died in my arms, man. It includes the lines: “Tryna stay strong for the loners thats like us/made a video of you sleeping in the back of the bus/ I made a joke and said that Gus is working out finally/ Then put the camera on you to see that you was falling asleep/ everyday of the tour, like you usually do/ head back, mouth open, yep the usual/ I saw you like this every day on the entire tour/ I didn’t know that you was a dead man/ As if I woulda recorded.” He posted a song he wrote for the star to SoundCloud on November 21 in which he explained the video. Picture: Instagramīut the heartbroken Bexey lashed back saying he had no idea Lil Peep was dying at the time. Others accused Bexey of “laughing” at his friend’s “dead body”. “If you think it’s all right for someone to post the video of his death you’re seriously f**ked up,” another commented. “Ur a f**king sociopath holy s**t,” one wrote. Lil Peep’s best friend, British emo rapper Bexey Swan, made a Snapchat video of his passed out friend, earning criticism from heartbroken fans who accused him of failing to help his friend and effectively filming his death.Īt least one Instagram user copied the Snapchat footage and shared it on their account, to the anger and disgust of Lil Peep’s fans, who incorrectly linked the video to his death. Unable to wake him, she decided to let him sleep longer. His manager reportedly went to check on him and saw that he was breathing normally.
Picture: TMZ.comĪn earlier police report, obtained by TMZ, stated that Lil Peep dozed off around 5:45pm ahead of the show. Above is a text to TMZ from the ex-boyfriend of Mariah Bons, who allegedly supplied drugs to Lil Peep hours before his death.
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