Lee, Jon
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Website: http://www.jonlee.disko.co.uk
Real Name/Full Name: Jon Henry Lee
Born On: March 28 1968
Died On: January 7 2002
Genres: Rock
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Jon Lee (March 28, 1968�January 7, 2002) was the original drummer for British rock band Feeder. He committed suicide in 2002 at his Miami home. He hung himself from the rafters in his garage with a metal dog chain, he left a trail of 4 notes in the house, the 4th stuck to his chest. The believed reason for his death was that he wanted to return to his home city, but his Brazilian supermodel wife, Tatiana Englehart, did not. Feeder decided to continue, Grant Nicholas saying "Jon would have wanted us to carry on", and he was replaced by drummer Mark Richardson.
Biography
Jon Henry Lee, was born to Patricia and Norman Lee in Newport, Wales, where he also grew up. He took to athletics at a young age, representing his county as a sprinter, but was forced out of the sport by a leg injury that was to change his direction in life. Already inspired to play the drums, having picked up a drum kit in his teens, he teamed up in the early 1990s with Grant Nicholas to form a band called 'Temper Temper'. Without much in the way of success, the two took to London to set up a new band called 'Real', but the real turning point came when a Japanese bassist called Taka Hirose answered an ad in 'Loot' magazine to form a new band 'Feeder' and a record contract with the Echo Label followed in 1995.
Lee worked hard with the band throughout the remainder of his life, touring heavily throughout his career, which included an exhausting 115 venue tour of the United States. There he met his wife to be, Tatiana Englehart, who also became the mother to his child, Cameron. Jon and Tatiana married in Miami in 2000, where the couple lived together.
With an increasingly successful music career, a supermodel wife and a young son, Jon's death was a surprise to the public and sparked a massive reaction in tributes to the drummer.
Lee's funeral took place at St. Mary's Church, Newport, on the 18 January 2002, where thousands of fans showed up alongside family and friends to pay their own respects. Matt Page, Feeder's manager, read "Do not stand at my grave and weep", as requested by Jon Lee's father, Norman.
Feeder's 1997 single 'High' was also played during the ceremony which saw Grant Nicholas say this about his much missed friend:
Jon had such a taste for life, which makes this whole thing such a mystery to us all. He could be the life and soul of any party. Yet, quiet, sensitive and understanding to anyone that needed a friendly ear. I always felt there was a raging fire in his soul which he channelled into his drumming; showing no fear to anything he put his hand to.... Hope you are at peace now, Jon boy. Forever young. Your friend always.
Lee was buried at St. Woolos Cemetery.
| Artist | Lee, Jon + |
| Artist Type | Musician + |
| Bd | March 28 1968 + |
| Birth Date | 28 March 1968 + |
| Dd | January 7 2002 + |
| Death Date | 7 January 2002 + |
| Genre | Rock + |
| Member Of | Feeder + |
| Page Type | Main Info Page + |
| RID | 1,797,839 + |
