“Then turned up, and he overdosed and he had to go back to America and then he killed himself.” “Kurt was a lovely guy, and he was clean,” he recalls of the grunge band’s lead singer who took his own life in 1994 at the age of 27. He has worked on tours and concerts by a variety of acts, including U2, UB40, the Rolling Stones, Wet Wet Wet, Prince, and Yes. Pete Currier set off for Wales from Grenada in May aboard the Sea Symphony, which was rescued by Kinsale RNLI. “I said 'no way' and refused to work with him in that role,” he recalls, laughing at having been able to dodge it. Then, one of the star’s entourage turned to Pete and said that he should look after the star. “Well, he’s not very good at this job, is he,” the rock legend laughed. One, in particular, who shall remain nameless, was introduced to his new bodyguard and he instantly stepped forward and, Pete says, headbutted him. Some of his dealings with rock and music legends weren’t always so pleasant. “I didn’t have a lot of contact with him because he was usually on the stage and then off, and that is about as much as you saw of him.” “He was a nice enough guy,” he says of his brief time working with Jackson. He had always loved sailing but decided, after taking time off from a Michael Jackson tour when he was in his 40s to go sailing in Mexico, he would have a yacht of his own one day. His 25 years of experience with sailing helped him to deal with the situation and he relied almost entirely on his sails. GoFundMe page to raise funds for repairs - packed up as well. However, disaster struck just a few days into his trip when his engine oil levels started playing up and then the engine itself packed in.Ī short while after, the battery that starts the main engine of the yacht Sea Symphony - the name of his The former rock music stage and lighting manager was originally going to head straight for Cork, where his three children Piers, Shia, and Cara from his first marriage live.īut, because he was told he couldn’t sail into Ireland due to the pandemic, he decided to head for Cardiff instead.
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