Leroi Moore the iconic saxophone player for the Dave Matthews Band passed away yesterday from complications from a June ATV accident on his farm, according to the AP:
Moore died at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was admitted with complications that arose weeks after the June 30 wreck, according to a statement on the band’s Web site. It did not specify what led to his death, and nursing supervisor Galina Shinder said the hospital could not release details.
Dave Matthews Band played last night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Dave, who always credited Leroi arranging the band’s songs, dedicated the show to his late friend. “It’s always easier to leave than be left,” Matthews told the crowd.
Thanks to all the DMB fans who wrote in. Condolences to you along with Leroi Moore’s friends and family for their loss.
sadly | August 20, 2008 at 12:33 pm
First! and sad!
Blah | August 20, 2008 at 12:33 pm
A June ATV attack on his farm? What the heck does that mean???
McCain's Depends | August 20, 2008 at 12:34 pm
ATV attack, huh? Little fuckers are getting out of hand… first in Iraq and now, here, on our own turf. Vote McCain, he’ll stop these senseless 4-wheeled atrocities.
Oscar | August 20, 2008 at 12:37 pm
Fewer dead black men.
More white and caramel women in bikinis please. Under age 30 and 120 lbs.
Thanks in advance.
Jason | August 20, 2008 at 12:42 pm
His ATV flipped and landed on him crushing his ribs and lungs.
Ohh Boy….rough times for DMB fans
sirrix | August 20, 2008 at 12:46 pm
Yeah – definitely sad news. I just wish Fish didn’t fuck up the obit… Oh well – let’s get sauced.
Isilinde | August 20, 2008 at 12:46 pm
Jesus Christ people. Show a little respect. If you don’t have something nice or relevant to say, then don’t say anything at all. A kind and gentle soul just passed.
I’ve been to 25 shows with LeRoi and I’ll never see him stage left again. It was heartbreaking news to come home to last night after work.
Liz | August 20, 2008 at 12:47 pm
Sad. RIP, man.
Rachel | August 20, 2008 at 12:51 pm
They say celebrities die in threes; 2 other famous black men recently died and their names slipped my mind. He will be missed by all the Dave Matthews fans and I am one of them.
FRIST!!! | August 20, 2008 at 12:51 pm
Definitely a bad month for black men!
And #9 you are an ass, grow the fuck up!!
OC Dee | August 20, 2008 at 12:54 pm
#9
The other two would be the following:
Isaac Hayes
Bernie Mac
I enjoyed watching Leroi perform with Dave Matthews in concert. He will be missed.
Jake | August 20, 2008 at 12:56 pm
#10
Go back to school and learn how to express yourself properly you loser!
Rest in peace Leroi.
Jernny z | August 20, 2008 at 12:57 pm
That blows.
Caring Ken | August 20, 2008 at 12:58 pm
He’s left us for the big Blow Job in the sky.
wtf | August 20, 2008 at 12:58 pm
I’m not one for conspiracies but this shit is starting to creep me out:
Bernie Mac, Isaac Hayes, Morgan Freeman (almost), and now Leroi… all within the span of a couple weeks
JimmyBachaFungool | August 20, 2008 at 1:01 pm
Dave Matthews is overrated. Which is the next one to die? Bernie Mac, Ike Hayes, this nobody..yet the very white Patrick Swayze is beating pancreatic cancer.
White people are the toughest I guess.
wtf | August 20, 2008 at 1:01 pm
I’m not one for conspiracies but this shit is starting to creep me out:
Bernie Mac, Isaac Hayes, Morgan Freeman (almost), and now Leroi… all within the span of a couple weeks
Whatchu talkin' 'bout WIllis? | August 20, 2008 at 1:02 pm
Any chance DMX can be added to the list? It would certainly clear the court docket in numerous states…
Barak Obama | August 20, 2008 at 1:05 pm
Why is this guy so special? I feel sad for his friends and family, but I saw 13 Americans die in a helicopter crash in Iraq and did anyone other than their families care? Fuck no. Fucking liberals use it as a way to trash our Country.
DMB's Grundel | August 20, 2008 at 1:15 pm
I’ve always wondered, which came first, the annoying frat kid or DMB.
Reverend Jack Smith | August 20, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Am I the only one who thinks it’s bit crass that Dave Matthews did his show last night? I know ‘the show must go on’ and all that, but I would think that the death of a man who you worked and toured with for what? 20 years? might be a bit heavy. Personally, I would be too devastated to go to work.
Nah, we gotta get paid!
Elliot_Spitz_On_Her | August 20, 2008 at 1:26 pm
And yet… Starr Jones lives…
bootlips | August 20, 2008 at 1:30 pm
He shouldn’t have bought a racist ATV.
Karisa | August 20, 2008 at 1:34 pm
I gotta say Superficial writer I always credit you with recognizing the few times class is called for in celebrity reporting. Every famous passing is posted without any catty comments and if there’s one time to do that it’s when someone has died. Unfortunately, I can’t say the same for you catty comment writers! You don’t get to make fun of dead people anymore! They’re not around to defend themselves anymore and they have a grieving family out there somewhere that could easily read this. It just isn’t right.
K-rock | August 20, 2008 at 1:35 pm
RIP LeRoi. For those of you who think it’s in poor taste for ‘the show to go on’, I’m sure that’s the way he would have wanted it. He played with his friends for years, and he would want to be remembered with the music he helped create. I am excited to see the Band in a few weeks, but he will be sorely missed, and there will be a solemn mood for the remaining tour. It’s not all about the money, it’s about living out your life.
Beatles Fan Forever | August 20, 2008 at 1:35 pm
#21
Yes I think you are because as a performer I would think that Leroi would want the show to go on and celebrate his life at the concert instead of just mourning his death. Even Paul McCartney wants people to celebrate his life with music when he dies.
alex | August 20, 2008 at 1:44 pm
#24: so… if Leroi was still alive, he’d be sitting on the internet defending himself against anonymous comments made by people on gossip blogs?
Rhonda | August 20, 2008 at 1:44 pm
1. It’s Dave Matthews BAND, not Dave Matthews. He’s not the only member.
2. It wasn’t at all crass or cold for them to go on with the show. Music is what they do and Roi would’ve wanted them to get out there and carry on. It’s the spirit of the DMB family. Music is a catharsis.
SueMe | August 20, 2008 at 1:45 pm
God is speaking out…CAN YOU HEAR HIM? RIP Leroi.
roop | August 20, 2008 at 1:55 pm
Bummer. I haven’t liked Dave Matthews since that shitty “Everyday” CD and then started jumping on the political bandwagon blindly supporting assholes like Gore and Kerry but had been a huge fan in the early 90′s. I’d seen the DMB a couple of times, sad to hear of Leroi’s death, I didn’t even know he’d been injured in an accident.
I hate saxophones, they’re like the instrument made to sound like a fart but Leroi and the guy from Morphine’s playing always sounded good to me.
DMBFan | August 20, 2008 at 2:00 pm
RIP LeRoi!
Special Report | August 20, 2008 at 2:02 pm
Such a nice guy, he will be missed. I remember meeting him once after a concert. a very Cool Cat. DMB will never be the same.
http://specialreport.com/dave-matthews-band-death-leroi-moore-died/
Special Report | August 20, 2008 at 2:03 pm
Such a nice guy, he will be missed. I remember meeting him once after a concert. a very Cool Cat. DMB will never be the same.
Leroi Moore Special Report
Biggie_Robs | August 20, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Iconic??
Karma | August 20, 2008 at 2:08 pm
#30
I hope the American people get better educated about what is important in America. Too many people like you buy into the bogus republican rhetoric.
Rest in Peace Lerio.
Aristotle | August 20, 2008 at 2:15 pm
#19 people care but haven’t even heard that happened. Probably because it doesn’t make ‘entertaining’ news for the media and makes people sad :’( and angry >:( the government likes it that way
Jim | August 20, 2008 at 2:24 pm
Crash into mee-hee
Ted Mosby | August 20, 2008 at 2:43 pm
RIP
wellsley snipers | August 20, 2008 at 3:18 pm
#35 Fuck you and Leroy. Some asshole who blows isn’t what’s important in this country. I’ll piss on his grave and yours too when you do us all a favor and drop dead.
Melissa | August 20, 2008 at 3:28 pm
Man, some of you people are really ridiculous. A person dies, and all you fuckheads have to say is this shit? No wonder you hang around sites like this… nobody can kick your pathetic asses for unleashing some uneducated, stupid ass bullshit.
alli | August 20, 2008 at 3:45 pm
I’m going to miss him so much! I was looking forward to seeing him and the gang again really soon in concert. He was an absolutely amazing musician. The world is at a huge loss.
<3 :(
wellsley snipers | August 20, 2008 at 4:07 pm
Did anyone really know who the fuck the asshole was? Maybe .1% of the population. This isn’t news. It belongs in the obit section
Drestylz | August 20, 2008 at 4:52 pm
RIP Leroi.
#42 is a Douche Bag.
#41….fav DMB song.
Sad day. Seriously.
the truth | August 20, 2008 at 6:02 pm
Only faggots and half-fags liked Dave Matthews. So stick it up your ass
Brent | August 20, 2008 at 6:02 pm
My prayers go out to his family and friends and to all the members of DMB.
My Tribute to LeRoi Moore – http://www.redux.com/playlist/dave_matthews_band_leroi_moore_tribute
#29 a question for you | August 20, 2008 at 6:03 pm
How is God speaking out? Just curious.
Ricky Bubby | August 20, 2008 at 6:42 pm
Hey Wellsley Snipers, plenty of people know who this man is. And he lived a MUCH more meaningful life than sitting around posting hate-filled juvenile crap on the Internet to satisfy a perverse fetish for pissing people off. Don’t worry, take solace in the fact that when you kick the bucket one day, your life is probably so worthless, even your own mom won’t bat an eye. There… there… does that make you happier now?
Ricky Bubby | August 20, 2008 at 6:42 pm
Hey Wellsley Snipers, plenty of people know who this man is. And he lived a MUCH more meaningful life than sitting around posting hate-filled juvenile crap on the Internet to satisfy a perverse fetish for pissing people off. Don’t worry, take solace in the fact that when you kick the bucket one day, your life is probably so worthless, even your own mom won’t bat an eye. There… there… does that make you happier now?
Frank | August 20, 2008 at 8:18 pm
Must be something in the fried chickunz
Chelle | August 20, 2008 at 8:24 pm
How incredibly sad. May your soul rest in peace, Leroi.