Keith and his Swedish girlfriend Annette Walter-Lax were living in Harry Nilsson's flat in Curzon Place, Mayfair, London. The building address isnumber 9. Previously, Moons friend "Mama" Cass Elliot had lived and died in the flat. Yes, the same top floor flat, #12.
On the morning of September 7th, 1978, Keith woke up at 7:30 am, and watched "The Abominable Dr. Phibes." Annette cooked him a steak, and he went back to sleep. Annette crashed on the couch, as Keith snored a lot. At 3:40pm, she woke up, and got spooked. It was too quiet. She tried waking Keith, but guess what? She phoned the doctor, who then phoned an ambulance. She tried giving him mouth to mouth, with no response. The ambulance came and tried jolting his heart, but that didn't work either. Keith was dead at 32.
Keith was born in 1946. The death certificate is wrong. Turns out that Keith was taking Heminevrin, a prescription drug used to combat alcoholism. He was given 100 tablets to be administered as he pleased. He must have felt a hell of a binge coming up, coz he downed 32 of the things.
Keith's body was taken to Middlesex Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. His death was ruled accidental.
The funeral took place on Wednesday, Sept 13, at Golders Green Crematorium, which has snazzy new ovens. Eric Clapton, Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman were among the 120 mourners that crammed the West Chapel. Flowers were sent by various Beatles, Stones, Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mac, Bowie, The Moody Blues and Liz Taylor (kidding).
Roger Daltrey cried all through the service in the chapel. He sent the coolest arrangement, a champagne bottle embedded in a television set. Annette had a heartshaped bouquet of red roses placed on the coffin. A wake was held at Hendon Hall.
Keith was cremated at Golders Green, and his ashes scattered in section 3P.
No hay comentarios:
Publicar un comentario