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Fans of the 80s rock bands Split Enz and Crowded House are mourning the death of the drummer Paul Hester, who has committed suicide after a long battle with depression. Hester, 46, failed to return to his home in the fashionable Melbourne suburb of Elwood on Saturday night after walking his two dogs, Stan and Rose. Hester On 26 March , aged 46, Hester died by suicide, hanging himself in Elsternwick Park near his home.

After contributing four songs to Split Enz album Conflicting Emotions, Finn left the band permanently in June , to focus on a solo career. The following year he moved to London. Crowded House are a rock band, formed in Melbourne in Marie Azconam. Finn and Azcona have two children, and have collaborated on several songs, some of which are featured on Steel City, the dance show that Finn wrote.

Neil Finn History. Skip to content Miscellaneous. April 26, Joe Ford. Table of Contents. Hester, 46, failed to return to his home in the fashionable Melbourne suburb of Elwood on Saturday night after walking his two dogs, Stan and Rose. Ambulance officers found his body in a park near his home and reported that he had died from strangulation. There was nothing they could do," said Liraje Memishi, a spokeswoman for the Melbourne ambulance service.

Peter Green, a close friend of Hester and president of the Split Enz and Crowded House fan clubs, broke the news of the musician's death in an email to fans. He loved life too much," Mr Green said. He described Hester as a joker on stage and off, and said he appeared to be in good spirits in recent times. He was expected to postpone the four performances to return home to Melbourne. Hester, the father of two daughters aged eight and 10, played in small Melbourne bands before joining Split Enz in - a New Zealand group known for complex arrangements and weird haircuts.

Two years later Hester and Finn formed Crowded House, which thrived on melodic pop.