Pearl Jam's 'Jeremy': The Untold Story of Video Star Trevor Wilson's Fascinating Life & Tragic Death

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http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7882145/pearl-jam-jeremy-video-star-trevor-wilson-death
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  • tbergs
    tbergs Posts: 10,441
    Can't believe it's been 25 years since that video came out.
    It's a hopeless situation...
  • mdgsolo
    mdgsolo Posts: 796
    Whenever I read about something like this, the runaway thought in my head is always, "man, that seems like someone I wish I would have had the chance to know."  It makes me sad and yet hopeful that through this music we love, more special connections will come and although the closer the person the harder the loss, maybe with each tour, with each shared experience, with each opportunity to meet new people, I'll have to have one less runaway thought...
  • RS65573
    RS65573 Posts: 2,499
    This is a fantastic article, thank you for posting it. Well done Gil Kaufman. 
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,326
    didn't know he died :disappointed:
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  • electronblue
    electronblue Posts: 3,502
    Thank you, for posting this.. although very disheartning to learn of his passing..sounds as if he was quite an intellectual and interesting person to have known.
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  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,674
    Mark Pellington mentioned it on the celebration rock podcast. 
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  • Tristelune
    Tristelune Posts: 318
    Thank you for sharing, very sad but great reading.
  • PJinIL
    PJinIL satan's bed Posts: 436
    what a great story, thanks for the post. I had no idea he died. It is interesting to me how similar his attitude regarding the world, fame, life, align with the band and its story. Speaking of Jeremy, it reminded me of the Dallas 13 show. That is my favorite version of the song, perhaps not musically, but the intro, and the addition of "sing it, he was just a kid!" at the end gives me chills. Just an emotional take on that song.
    It's amazing what you hear when you take time to listen.
  • ed243421
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  • evenflow82
    evenflow82 Posts: 3,892
    Very prophetic that Jeremy is followed by oceans on Ten...
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  • JH6056
    JH6056 Posts: 2,437
    That MTV Awards video montage is SUCH a TIME CAPSULE!!!  Crazy seeing the graphics, stars, other bands nominated (I haven't thought about Helmet or that bad Aerosmith song Living on the Edge in decades!).

    The story is a great one and such a sad ending.  Trevor sounds like an amazing man, he handled his more than 15 min of fame in one of the healthiest ways I've ever heard: he turned away from it.  Smart kid.  Sorry he didn't get to Myanmar or wherever it was he was excited to go to next.

    On another related note, the one time I almost drowned myself, it was in Puerto Rico.  Those tides and riptides are no joke.
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    JH6056 said:
    That MTV Awards video montage is SUCH a TIME CAPSULE!!!  Crazy seeing the graphics, stars, other bands nominated (I haven't thought about Helmet or that bad Aerosmith song Living on the Edge in decades!).

    The story is a great one and such a sad ending.  Trevor sounds like an amazing man, he handled his more than 15 min of fame in one of the healthiest ways I've ever heard: he turned away from it.  Smart kid.  Sorry he didn't get to Myanmar or wherever it was he was excited to go to next.

    On another related note, the one time I almost drowned myself, it was in Puerto Rico.  Those tides and riptides are no joke.
    Glad you're still with us.
    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • JH6056
    JH6056 Posts: 2,437
    Thank you ^^, that's really thoughtful of you to say!
  • cropdustdair
    cropdustdair Lakewood, CO / Earth Posts: 2,006
    Trevor will live on with us forever.

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