R.I.P.
Filed under: Music Minute > R.I.P.This weekend, Ola Brunkert, a former drummer for ABBA - the Swedish pop band from a few decades ago - was found dead. On Sunday evening, Brunkert was discovered by a neighbor in the garden of his home in Spain with cuts on his neck.
On Monday, police confirmed that an autopsy showed the death to be an accident.
Apparently Brunkert had hit his head against a glass door in his dining room. The impact shattered the glass, which caused him to cut his neck. Brunkert was able to wrap a towel around his neck, but when he left the house to get help, he collapsed in his garden.
Brunkert and a fellow bass player, were the only two musicians to appear on all the ABBA albums.
Benny Anderson, one of the original four members of ABBA, told the Swedish daily Expressen that he was sad to hear of the news of Brunkert's death.
Bjorn Ulvaeus, another of ABBA's original band members, said "I remember him as a good friend when we worked together in the mid-1970s. He was a very creative musician who contributed a lot when we toured together and worked in the studio."
No news on how Brunkert managed to hit his head against that glass sliding door in the first place, but our thoughts and prayers go to his family and friends.
We can hear the drums for you Ola!
aw :[
what horrible news, rip
Wow talk about a freak accident. Why didn't he just dial Spain's version of 911?
sad.
FIRST FIRST FIRST.
what a loss. tremendous drummer. peace man…
WATERLOO!
1st!
so sad! loved that band!
so sad =[ your in my prayers!
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aw.. all I can say is:
WELL THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC
Rest in peace.
Can you say "murder"?
My life is an ABBA song!
I think I need to listen to ABBA now or see the musical Mamma Mia!
so sad!! Sweden have 3 big music band exports, ABBA, Roxette and Ace of base.
Love them all!
R.I.P.
…Another drummer lost to a "bizzare gardening accident".
omg thats terrible!:( what a sad way to die
What a shocking accident. It's terrible that he wasn't able to summon help. Must have severed an artery. I love ABBA's music, and I send my condolences to his friends and family. Those glass doors can be deceptive.
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Wow talk about a freak accident. Why didn't he just dial Spain's version of 911? "
Spain..? Spain?!!! SWEDEN FFS.
Anways, poor Ola
I wonder what the girls of the band thinks abou tthis.
RIP
// a swede
R.I.P.
Thank you for the music Ola!
RIP
R.I.P
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Re: Milla –
Since he lived in Spain it makes more sense to call the Spanish 911…
also a Swede
oh no
ABBA = Greatest Band Ever!!
Was he married to Brad Pitt?
Poor Ola. He will be so missed. I used to just that bus they road around in and "I Think I Love You" was a great great song.
Re: Milla – If you read the post you'd seen he died in Spain, where he lived. "FFS" *rolls eyes*
RIP Ola, I say thank you for the music.
/also swede.
SAD! ON A LIGHTER NOTE…."MAMA MIA" IS COMING OUT SOON….LOVE THOSE SPANDEX BOYS
AAAAAAAW perez I love you for posting these sweet and caring and kinda non-star-quality posts. that's really nice and human of you.
and rest in peace ola.
PEREZ HILTON'S GREAT MOMENTS IN 'PROFREADING' PART 365:
"This weekend, Ola Brunkert, a former drummer for ABBA…"
"Brunkert and a fellow bass player, were the only two musicians to appear on all the ABBA albums."
Is he a fucking drummer or a bass player?
Journalism is dead.
love, Perez Hilton
Re: Hannah –
I totally agree with you!
[Tribute to the Tune of ABBA hit "FERNANDO"]
Do not pity me Fernando
For many years I played with ABBA
Drumming for the band,
I was richly paid Fernando!
I had bright success and sparkling fun
with drumsticks in my hand!
And I’m not ashamed to say that ABBA pop sound
was the greatest in the land!
There was something in the air that night
My glass door was not bright Fernando
A bird like tragedy
Is what happened to me Fernando
Like a wren stuck in a church
I could not leave
Without walking into glass that night
It’s unfair and unright
Fernando…
The drummer always dies. Just watch This Is Spinal Tap.
Tragic.
uh, wow. i guess he must have come around the corner thinking it was open and just walked right through the fucker like in a movie. poor bastard, great tunes.
I love ABBA!
Re: Milla – milla, if you read the whole story u will see that he lived in spain.