New Details in the Strange Suicide Death of Boston’s Brad Delp

If you grew up in the 70s, it was a prerequisite that you owned a copy (or two) of Boston’s debut album. Even now, songs like “More Than a Feeling” are classic rock staples.

While the band chugs on in some form, original singer Brad Delp committed suicide in 2007.  There’s also a court case between guitarist Tom Scholz and the Boston Herald.  Scholz says the paper defamed him by intimating that he was in some way to blame for his former bandmate’s death.

But there’s more.  Much more.  From Classic Rock magazine:

Boston singer Brad Delp installed a hidden camera in his fiancee’s sister’s bedroom – and killed himself nine days after he was caught.

Evidence given in the court case between Boston mainman Tom Scholz and a newspaper revealed how Delp, who committed suicide in 2007, was ashamed and apologetic after his spy device was found.

Events came to light as part of Scholz’s claim that the Boston Herald defamed him by suggesting he was to blame for his bandmate’s death.

Delp was engaged to Pamela Sullivan while her sister Meg Sullivan lived in the singer’s house. His relationship with Meg was described as “platonic”.

But in February 2007 she discovered his battery-powered spy device when it fell from its hiding place. She confronted him about it then went to stay with her boyfriend.

Delp emailed her to apologise, saying: “I feel sick about this, and deservedly so.” He later added: “I want to try and make you understand that I consider myself a decent person who made a dreadful error in judgement. I acted out of some impulse that is still not completely fathomable to me.”

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