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13362479, Tricky, the musician...damn dude, just damn.
Posted by double negative, Thu Jan-16-20 10:57 AM
earworms.
I had to go play a few tracks of Tricky's first album Maxinquaye which lead to a quick rabbit hole into Tricky's life
BECAUSE
I remembered, "wait up, wasn't Maxinquaye named after his mom who committed suicide when he was a kid?"
YUP.
Then I remembered, "didnt he and Martina Bird have a baby?"
YUP.
So reading through the wiki section I see "Tricky is a father to two daughters. The musician Martina Topley-Bird, who was discovered by Tricky while she was sitting on a wall near his Bristol home, was the mother of one, Mina Mazy (19 March 1995 – 8 May 2019)"
UH.
Then I looked up Mina Mazy to see...that she committed suicide last year.
DAMN.
That is fucking heavy shit. As a dad that shit breaks my heart that my kid could suffer in things I can not fix in ways I cannot help. I can't even imagine what all of that was like for Tricky and Martina.
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13362480, Man...I haven't listened to that album in over 20 years
Posted by dillinjah, Thu Jan-16-20 10:59 AM
I think I'm gonna have to go find it now tho
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13362483, dude i'm just glad this isn't an RIP post. but very interesting background
Posted by T Reynolds, Thu Jan-16-20 11:05 AM
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13362502, Looks like he released an autobiography this year
Posted by go mack, Thu Jan-16-20 12:02 PM
I may have to order that, sounds interesting
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-50056819
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13362516, *checks audible*
Posted by double negative, Thu Jan-16-20 12:51 PM
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13362588, I've never read anything that ended with more of a gut punch.
Posted by kajsidog, Thu Jan-16-20 07:44 PM
I've listened to a ton of Tricky over the years but really knew little about him. Wild life and told in a cool way it just needs better editing to prevent stories repeating so many times and keep things interesting.
That ending though. Brutal. Thankful for him sharing his life.
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13362838, Revisited Tricky’s catalogue last summer
Posted by cbk, Sun Jan-19-20 01:03 PM
Yeah I forgot how amazing his music is.
Came across this article about his production: https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/classic-tracks-tricky-black-steel
And yeah, tragic about his daughter.
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