The suicide of Stuart Adamson in 2001 has had a lingering effect on me that I can't quite shake. I think it's truly one of the greatest tragedies of New Wave that he apparently, ultimately succumbed to his demons in the face of so much promise and talent. I've been haunted by it for years.
What affects me the most is thinking about his children. In trying to understand what the future has in store for them I ran across an article in The Scotsman that mentioned his second wife may get the entirety of his estate - leaving virtually nothing to his kids. This may well be old news, but I'm curious if anyone has tracked this issue and knows where things ended out with his estate. Did his children get at least something? I would hate to think that my kids would get nothing of my estate if I died. Has anyone else been deeply bothered by his loss? Big Country was a fantastic band that deserved to carry on just a bit longer. [V]