슬픈 뉴스입니다. 스위스 최고의 하드락 밴드 Gotthard의 메인 보컬 Steve Lee가 자동차 사고로 운명했다는 소식입니다. 바쁜 공연 일정 때문에 평소에 염원하던 오토바이 여행을 위해 몇몇의 친구들과 미국을 찾은 Steve Lee는 라스 베가스에서 샌 프란시스코로 향하는 길에서 잠시 오토바이를 멈추고 휴식을 취하고 있던 사이 지나가던 트럭이 미끄러운 도로에서 중심을 잃고 길에 세워져있던 오토바이들을 덮쳐 현장에서 즉사했다고 합니다. 현장에는 Gotthard의 베이시스트인 Marc Lynn와 Steve Lee의 여자 친구 Brigitte Voss Balzarini도 함께 있었다고 합니다. 불과 두달 전에 이탈리에서 있었던 자동차 사고에서는 운 좋게 살아남았지만 이번에는 행운의 여신이 그를 보호하지 않은 것 같습니다. 명복을 빕니다.

Las Vegas - The world has lost one of its greatest rock singers: GOTTHARD front-man Steve Lee was killed accidentally during a motorcycle trip in the USA on Interstate 15 between Mesquite and Las Vegas and died at the scene.

The GOTTHARD singer had flown to the U.S. with some biker friends just this weekend to fulfil a long-cherished dream for which he'd never had the time, due to his heavy touring schedule for many years. It was to be two weeks through the states on a Harley Davidson. The 21 Swiss bikers started their journey on Sunday on a total of 12 motorcycles. On Tuesday 5 October, about 50 miles from Las Vegas, the group had stopped at the roadside to put on their rain gear as it had started to rain. On the slippery road, the trailer of a passing truck began to skid. The driver attempted evasive action but his trailer clipped five of the motorcycles parked at the roadside; one of them hit Steve Lee. Rescue services attempted resuscitation but efforts were stopped after 20 minutes. At 16:13 local time, Steve Lee was pronounced dead.

Among the passengers were GOTTHARD bassist Marc Lynn and Lee's girlfriend Brigitte Voss Balzarini. All other fellow riders were unharmed. Steve Lee was 48 years old.

With Steve Lee, we not only lose one of the world's best rock voices but also an extraordinary personality. Despite his enormous success, the Ticino singer had retained a very subtle eye for detail and often impressed the people around him with his sensitive observation. Due to his personality, he had a serious outlook, without losing his sense of humour and lust for life. Steve Lee met his environment with respect but always had, in his gentle way, a very simple, personal touch. He understood like no one else how to enjoy without going too far - to him, alcohol and parties were things he met with level-headedness. The singer sold several million albums throughout his career with GOTTHARD, several of them reaching platinum, double or triple platinum status.

And yet all this bears no relation to the human greatness of Steve Lee on a daily basis.

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James Joyce