Metal Sludge — Sad news to report from the world of Pantera, as Jerry Abbott has died.
Abbott is the Father of ‘Dimebag’ Darrell Abbott and Vincent “Vinnie Paul” Abbott.
The following was reported on Blabbermouth earlier today.
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Jerry Abbott, the father of PANTERA‘s founding members, drummer Vincent “Vinnie Paul” Abbott and guitarist “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott, died last night in a Denton, Texas caregiving facility. He was reportedly only five days away from celebrating his 81st birthday.
Jerry‘s passing was confirmed by his close friend” Danny Wood Sr., who took to his social media earlier today (Wednesday, April 3) to write: “I’m very sad to tell everyone of the passing of a close friend Jerry Abbott. He died last night in a Denton care giving facility. His Family is having a private Funeral for Family and close Friends with a Memorial Service being planned. Details soon.”
Ten years after Dimebag‘s death, Jerry released a book, “Over My Left Shoulder: The Life And Times Of Jerry Abbott”, via CreateSpace, the publishing engine of global online retailer and publisher Amazon.
Writing about the breakup of PANTERA, Jerry, who, by his own admission, had “very little contact” with his sons “from the time [the band] began their world tour in support of ‘Cowboys From Hell’ until they began recording ‘Far Beyond Driven’,” said: “Too much success can breed failure and often does. I think that’s an accurate assessment of what happened to PANTERA. It’s like a marriage that’s just too good to believe, and the next thing you know it’s on the rocks.”
He continued: “What happened? Who knows? People grow apart. People have different ideas. People develop physical or mental problems. Booze and drugs don’t help the situation, and one unhappy camper can spoil the whole bunch.
“PANTERA had been to the top of the marquee more than once and lived to tell about it, but this time it was not to be. The year 2003 marked the end of PANTERA.”
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Read the full story at Blabbermouth here.
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