Heey this idea hasn't left me alone since it happened... so here it is
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THE MOOMBA'S MEMBER SURVING MEMBERS DECLINE: SQUALL LEONHEART, "THE QUIET ONE" DEAD AT 42
The survivors of the once smash-hit band The Moombas are now down to two members. When Zell Dincht's tragic assasination, now seeming like distant past, shocked the world, Squall Leonheart joined Seifer Almasy and Irvine Kinneas in the mourning of their guitarist and lead songwriter. Now only Dincht's former lover Seifer and their playboy drummer Irvine survive, to mourn their often ignored base guitarist.
Leonheart often wrote on his own, adding a twist on things after his deeply influential visit to Winhill. He was touched by the culture there and most of his music and philosophy thereafter was based on Winhill. Even though he there was a minor copyright infringment where he wrote a song almost identical to a song by the popular folk duo Zone and Watts (their ballad entitled Freedom for Timber was eeriily similar to his Free as a Hawk), Leonhart's work was original and heartfelt.
Few really know the contribution that Squall really made to the band. He never flirted with the audience like Irvine, he didn't do the speaking in the interviews like Zell, and he wasn't the take-charge buisnessman like Seifer. But no one can say that he wasn't a huge contribution to the band. "Most days he was the one who said 'that was good, but maybe it would be better a little lower or faster or whatever'. I mean, he really had a drive for perfection. He's why our stuff sounded so good." said Irvine, as a response to his bandmate's death.
No one is suprised at Seifer's lack of sympathy- he is quoted that he "already lost all of [his] tears over Zell's... murder, and [he] can't be upset about anything else." Seifer has been in and out of depression therapy and drug therapy. However, he agrees that Leonheart was definatley the driving inspiration for the band's memorable songs.
Ever noticed how after someone dies everyone else talks about them as if they were a god? The thing is, when Squall Leonheart was alive, he was barley spoken of at all. Everyone who knew him, however, agreed that Squall Leonheart was one of the most influential men of his era. Even though he never wrote any of their hits, he was behind every one of them.
-By Fira Naidara
~So how was it? In case you couldn't tell, this was inspired by the articles about the death of George Harrison of the Beatles. Irvine corresponded to the drummer Ringo Starr, Seifer to the guitarist Paul Mcartney, and Zell to the guitarist John Lennon (who, by the way, didn't actually have a relationship with Paul but it fit). Please tell me if you liked~
Estar Times News Clipping
THE MOOMBA'S MEMBER SURVING MEMBERS DECLINE: SQUALL LEONHEART, "THE QUIET ONE" DEAD AT 42
The survivors of the once smash-hit band The Moombas are now down to two members. When Zell Dincht's tragic assasination, now seeming like distant past, shocked the world, Squall Leonheart joined Seifer Almasy and Irvine Kinneas in the mourning of their guitarist and lead songwriter. Now only Dincht's former lover Seifer and their playboy drummer Irvine survive, to mourn their often ignored base guitarist.
Leonheart often wrote on his own, adding a twist on things after his deeply influential visit to Winhill. He was touched by the culture there and most of his music and philosophy thereafter was based on Winhill. Even though he there was a minor copyright infringment where he wrote a song almost identical to a song by the popular folk duo Zone and Watts (their ballad entitled Freedom for Timber was eeriily similar to his Free as a Hawk), Leonhart's work was original and heartfelt.
Few really know the contribution that Squall really made to the band. He never flirted with the audience like Irvine, he didn't do the speaking in the interviews like Zell, and he wasn't the take-charge buisnessman like Seifer. But no one can say that he wasn't a huge contribution to the band. "Most days he was the one who said 'that was good, but maybe it would be better a little lower or faster or whatever'. I mean, he really had a drive for perfection. He's why our stuff sounded so good." said Irvine, as a response to his bandmate's death.
No one is suprised at Seifer's lack of sympathy- he is quoted that he "already lost all of [his] tears over Zell's... murder, and [he] can't be upset about anything else." Seifer has been in and out of depression therapy and drug therapy. However, he agrees that Leonheart was definatley the driving inspiration for the band's memorable songs.
Ever noticed how after someone dies everyone else talks about them as if they were a god? The thing is, when Squall Leonheart was alive, he was barley spoken of at all. Everyone who knew him, however, agreed that Squall Leonheart was one of the most influential men of his era. Even though he never wrote any of their hits, he was behind every one of them.
-By Fira Naidara
~So how was it? In case you couldn't tell, this was inspired by the articles about the death of George Harrison of the Beatles. Irvine corresponded to the drummer Ringo Starr, Seifer to the guitarist Paul Mcartney, and Zell to the guitarist John Lennon (who, by the way, didn't actually have a relationship with Paul but it fit). Please tell me if you liked~