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ABBA Drummer Found Dead

Posted Mar 17th 2008 10:39AM by TMZ Staff

Swedish super-band ABBA's long-time drummer Ola Brunkert was found dead in his Mallorca, Spain home over the weekend.

Spanish police say the gruesome death was caused by a freak accident in which Brunkert bled to death after puncturing his throat with a broken piece of glass. According to CNN, police believe the drummer may have fallen against a glass partition that separated his kitchen from his garden, causing the glass to break and fatally cut his throat.

Brunkert was not one of the four "famous" members of ABBA, but was a studio drummer who played on all their albums.

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16. This remlnds me of the old adage "People who have glass doors shouldn't walk through them". Hunter Pence take note.

Posted at 2:58PM on Mar 17th 2008 by jp71006

17. Man that sucks!!! What a way to go. Poor boy. May he Rest in Peace and know that many loved his music and he made the world a better place with his talent.

Posted at 3:00PM on Mar 17th 2008 by Breaking Headline Entertainment News

18. So sorry to hear this, May he rest in peace.....

Posted at 6:36PM on Mar 17th 2008 by kristi

19. Nice comment, jp71006! :)

Anyways...what the hell? Why? What a weird way to die. Like, fate...it's so craaaaazy. Hmm. I hope my death isn't quite so...theatrical.

Posted at 7:00PM on Mar 17th 2008 by Jessilovespirates

20. I grew up listening to ABBA and still love their music today. They made some really beautiful melodies and were very influential. God Bless him and may he rest in peace and know that his beautiful gift of music was greatly appreciated by many around the world.

Posted at 7:51PM on Mar 17th 2008 by respect

21. WTBF!!!!! No other comments really! :(:( RIP man!

Posted at 3:24PM on Mar 18th 2008 by ROBERT OZ

22. It really is so sad. The ABBAs are after the Bee Gees, Europe's finest music band from the 70s. My boss who is Belgian (well sort of) swears by them. It's really starting to freak out us out here. We were planning a story in the West Coast Midnight Run on retro music including the ABBAs. We seem to be running out of material for interviews. First it was Heath Ledger then this happens. The other day I starting reading this Agatha Christie novel, "Murder is Easy, where people in a small English town start dropping dead like flies. One the characters in the novel is poisoned and it looks like an accident. Another falls through a glass window and slices his neck bleeding to death in the garden. Not sure what to make of all of this but all bad humor aside, I really feel bad for having lost a member of a band whose ballads were always a pick-me-up when in a somber mood. All I can say is if you will join me in saying a prayer for his loved ones.

Posted at 8:07PM on Mar 31st 2008 by Heather

23. I'm a drummer and can tell you Ola Brunkert was a great drummer. The way he plays on "What's the name of the game" is very special and very Steve Gadd like. Way behind the beat and very much in the pocket. That's a very difficult thing to do especially in the studio. A great loss to the music/drum community.

My prayers go out to him and his family.........

Steve C

Posted at 7:25PM on Jun 19th 2008 by Scottish Steve from Vegas

24. This story is very sad

Posted at 3:39PM on Apr 5th 2008 by fox

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