[Strangler Lewis]

Always loved his music. Could never quite reconcile the affable looking teen from the old days with the train wreck that followed.

I can't say I'm shocked. On the one hand, it was easy to picture him going out like Liz Taylor, only capturing the public eye with each new hospitalization. On the other, it was hard to imagine him playing this part into his dotage. It will be interesting to see if this was truly natural causes.