i have no idea who this bloke is but i like this thread because that picture is very Tom Waitsish!


woot!

On May 15, 2010, Cerati suffered a stroke[12] due to a decompensation after his performance in Caracas, Venezuela. He was hospitalized in Centro Médico La Trinidad in Caracas under medical surveillance. Three days later, according to the Venezuelan media,[13] Cerati underwent surgery to relieve pressure on his brain due to the ischemic stroke he suffered.
On June 7, 2010, Cerati was finally transferred to Argentina and was hospitalized in the Neurological Institute FLENI in Buenos Aires.[14] Doctors there began a treatment of antibiotics due to a respiratory tract infection.[15] The following day, doctors reported extensive brain damage due to the stroke, according to the Agence France-Presse.[16] Cerati currently remains in a coma.
While performing at Rock in Rio Madrid on June 5, 2010, Colombian singer Shakira, a close friend to Cerati, debuted a new song, the title track from her upcoming Spanish album "Sale el Sol" (The Sun Comes Out), dedicated to Gustavo Cerati. The song states that the sun will rise even after the storm and that there is light at the end of the tunnel.[17]
A month after the stroke, medical director of the FLENI Institute, Claudio E. Pensa M.D., issued a statement to the press stating that Cerati's medical condition remained unchanged and that he will only provide new information if change occurs.[18]
Viejas Locas singer Cristian “Pity” Alvarez, during a performance in Cordoba on June 20, 2010, claimed that Cerati was already dead, but his decease was withheld due to financial issues.[19] On June 21, Álvarez and the rest of Viejas Locas issued a statement expressing their wishes for Cerati's full recovery.[20]
On Cerati's official webpage his family issued two statements, with the first on June 20, 2010 thanking and acknowledging the medical staff in Venezuela for their work, as well as the efforts of the personnel of Evenpro and Cerati's roadies and musicians.[21] On June 27, 2010 the family's second statement was released, which affirmed that Cerati is receiving good medical care and asked fans to disregard any malicious rumors related to his health.[22]
On December 2, 2010 a statement was issued from Alcla Clinic's Chief Medical Officer stating that, neurologically, Cerati is reacting to thermic stimuli. [23]

Im sorry for your countries music loss...

Was this a guy who made an impact on the scene or was he just a pop figure?

Wait, both those mean the same thing....


yea