Bradley Nowell, "Back"
Portrait, 8 1/2 x 11 in
Lead on Paper
A young man was taken before his time. His band was just getting ready to make their big break. Now fifteen years later we look back on the tragedy with as much regret and fervor as ever. Leaving a family behind is never easy but imagine if there were scores of fans that loved you so much that they would never let you go. Maybe it's because we feel like we are part of Brad's family, and if you love someone you can never let their memory die that I chose to use a picture with some of Brad's face slightly obscured - you can see his tattoo well though and I thought that the smile on his face and the microphone in his hand spoke more about him than my lines ever could. He was after all a man who lived for his music, who had to be gagged and drug off stage at times and never lost his passion for life even in death. Won't you help him perform one more song?
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