# Paul Hester - 5 years on... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 26, 2010, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-hester-5-years-on/533958 "2010-03-26T23:06:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pythonzzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9e8a1a/32.png) [@pythonzzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pythonzzz)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-hester-5-years-on/533958/1 "2010-03-26T23:06:22Z")
☹ Founding member of Crowded House, gone to young. A tribute: [http://www.youtube.com/view\_play\_list?p=0D229E3B38831AE3&playnext=1&playnext\_from=PL&v=FD8pMIH1puw](http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=0D229E3B38831AE3&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&v=FD8pMIH1puw) Cheers to you, Hessie. \ ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2010, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-hester-5-years-on/533958/2 "2010-03-27T00:07:14Z")
For those of us who need [a little more information](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Hester). ---
**Author:** ![Not\_A\_Tame\_Lion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e36b37/32.png) [@Not\_A\_Tame\_Lion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_A_Tame_Lion)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2010, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-hester-5-years-on/533958/3 "2010-03-27T03:56:43Z")
Can’t believe it’s been 5 years. I remember seeing CH at an in-store show in San Francisco in the early 90s. The idea that Paul killed himself just doesn’t jibe with the guy I saw playing the drums that day. He seemed so happy-go-lucky. What a sad thing. I did like the last CH album, with the new drummer (I can’t even remember his name; goes to show how much less a contributor he is, I guess), but there was definitely a different vibe to it that I can only attribute to Hester not being part of the band. Rest in peace, Paul.