The time we ate nothing but Boca burgers and watched movies for two weeks straight sleeping on the floor of Evergreen Terrace’s house in Florida between US tours. The time he had to fly back to Melbourne for a court hearing for throwing a bottle at a McDonalds window and shattering it. The time Sean held the record for the longest straight drive on tour from northern east coast to Vic, around 18 hours straight driving (was probably more like 12 but my memory sucks). The time he peed all over Action Park and then his morals kicked in and he tipped water all over the pee yelling “water will neutralise the smell!!” The time we couldn’t afford a tour-van so we piled all the gear we could fit and everyone into Sean’s station-wagon (Kev in the dog box with the guitars of course) and literally drove his nice new car into the ground over several tours. The time he destroyed the Tarago rear-ending another car and causing a pile-up coming down Anzac Highway in fog with zero visibility, and he had to switch places with JJ who had to take the rap and demerit points because Sean wasn’t old enough to be driving the rental van. The time he put unleaded petrol in the tour van we all knew was a diesel van, and it didn’t even make it to the outskirts of Horsham before shitting itself and we all had to figure out why. The time we ran out of petrol on tour in the middle of nowhere Australia, flagged down a random trucker and sent Sean off in the dead of night to go get petrol since he was the newest member of the band, knowing he’d possibly be murdered (sorry Jo) and what seemed like hours later, he made it back and saved the day. The time he was so nervous before his first show with Prom Queen at the Underground in Adelaide, that he was throwing up before our set, even though there were only like 50 people there. Some of my favorite stories about Sean on tour have already been told by Crafter and others. Sean auditioned on bass and although he was obviously nervous and very quiet, he crushed it and we knew it would be a fit. “Hey, I know this sweet kid, he can play, he’s handsome, and he wears tight jeans.” This was pretty much the criteria for joining Prom Queen at that stage. Knowing Sean played guitar which usually can translate to bass, I mentioned him as an option to the other guys.
It was funny, many of my friends would later come to refer to Sean as my “mini me” as he dressed a lot like me and was obviously a fan of IKTPQ.Ī little while later IKTPQ needed a new bass player. He rocked up at mine and JJ’s old crappy apartment, probably wearing a Paul Frank scarf, Ben Sherman shirt and some nice jeans. I was selling some old equipment and Sean messaged me to buy it and come pick it up. I had sort of noticed this kid around town and at shows, he seemed really sweet. I first met Sean Kennedy when we were very young.
#Teen suicide band mom jeans full#
So I’ll tell a little of my story about Sean like an episode of a beloved TV show, that slots in beautifully with all the other episodes full of wonderful stories and memories being shared by all who loved Sean. I’ve become somewhat more of a private person than I used to be, but to not share my stories and love for SK would be a disservice to his memory. Jona Weinhofen (ex-I Killed The Prom Queen) has also issued a message following Sean’s passing. You can make a difference by sharing this post. We need to talk more about it in the media, on social platforms, in coffee shops. Stop hiding this insidious disease behind closed doors. Suicide is the leading cause of death for Australians between the ages of 15 and 44. It is much larger than the death toll from cancer.
It is much larger than the death toll from heart disease. It is the single greatest cause of death in Australia. It needs to be called MENTAL HEALTH DISEASE. There will never be a vaccination.Īnd it is always caused by Mental Health Disease. It is much more complicated and it has no vaccination. There is another pandemic that we need to address. Sean’s mother, Jo Kennedy has released a message on social media touching on topics such as suicide prevention and mental health awareness. A cause of death was not revealed when the news broke of Sean’s passing. Share the post "Mother of late Sean Kennedy issues message on suicide prevention & mental health awareness"Īs reported, Sean Kennedy of Deez Nuts and I Killed The Prom Queen fame died on February 23rd at the age of 35.
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