LaMartine

y'all don't take drugs without the advice of your doctors 
 
the only people who seem to lose their chill are those who comment on something they claim they don't care about 

y'all don't take drugs without the advice of your doctors 
 
the only people who seem to lose their chill are those who comment on something they claim they don't care about 

y'all don't take drugs without the advice of your doctors 
 
the only people who seem to lose their chill are those who comment on something they claim they don't care about 

and west coast is still at 88 smh but then again the audio version has 44

well, anyway............
 
I hope he finds the peace he couldn't find on this earth. It's always sad to see a young and aspiring person die in such a tragic way. 

y'all don't take drugs without the advice of your doctors 
 
the only people who seem to lose their chill are those who comment on something they claim they don't care about 

y'all don't take drugs without the advice of your doctors 
 
the only people who seem to lose their chill are those who comment on something they claim they don't care about 

@@Clampigirl, you are probably very nice and smart and the kind of person with whom to have interesting conversations, very pleasant to be around, i'd love to hang out with you  

We were so obsessed with leaking the next best American record, that there was nothing left by July 21st, fam that's a shame

The good thing is, no one asked you to care and no one cares if you care!     

Just because you don't like him doesn't mean his life didn't matter.

someone died and y'all are physically trying to bring the worst about a dead person? have some respect you pigs

has a hardcore vintage aesthetic, has a very good fashion sense, people might think they’re trying to hard to be quirky and aesthetic but they’re actually a really chill person

Oh no, I had no idea - I couldn't tell at all when I was in the crowd in London! Lana is such a strong woman, I'm glad if we could make her think of fun things for a few moments instead that tragic incident.
Honestly. I hope she wasn't too upset.

Transcript of Lana's speech https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/lana-del-rey-pays-tribute-principled-managers-ed-millett-ben-mawson/
 
I am very happy to be here tonight to give my managers this award and I wanted to share with you what they did for me that no one else could do.
  They were able to see in me all of the things that people around 2006/2007 said were unmarketable, not pop enough, too abstract. They were able to see these traits as assets and to have the wisdom to see that some of the peculiarities of my writing style were relatable.    They could actually make my record translate in a universal way that other bigger managers and bigger labels that I had met hadn’t been able to understand up until that point.    My melodies, choruses and songs weren’t four to the floor, and my sentiments were not always cheerful… like having a debut record called Born to Die! But I was able to communicate my feelings in a way that was different from other artists at the time. I had my own unique vocabulary and I had ambitions to be a great American writer. They saw that value in that.    By the time I met Ben in 2009 I had already been playing in local bars and auditioning for major and indie labels for about four years. Although my experiences with open mic nights and playing on the lower east side of New York City was generally positive, my experience playing for labels was mostly the same.   Every meeting ended with the question, Where are the hits? To which I would indignantly reply, I’m sharing my life story! I guess I expected people to see the value in that and to have an a-ha moment.   On some level I think people did love the music, I got a lot of positive feedback, just no calls back. That was probably because nobody knew what to do with the tone of the project and songs, and they couldn’t really envision what my career would look like long term.    But when I met Ben and shortly after I met Ed, I moved to London where they lived, and we did start to get calls back after making the rounds for a few years.   They were the first people who could see the big picture and they loved my music as much as I loved making it. Which I think is the most important thing for a manager: to truly love the projects that they are working on and to want to make the personal and professional commitment it takes to make an artist successful.   Once an artist becomes famous, it really does become a commitment and a shared life between everybody involved. The artist’s ups and downs and the layers of the complexities in the ways that the managers need to be involved, especially in a younger artist’s life, can be extensive.   Crazy ex-boyfriends, complex family histories to work through, previous indie record deals gone wrong, eleven record publishing commitments made at a young age to unwind. All of that before you even think about what the style of the first record should be.   The most valuable thing a manager and an artist can share is to be on the same page as each other for the most important things like principles, ethics and goals.    Eight years ago I told my managers upfront that there were going to be more parts of me that were not for sale than would be for sale. That having a real private life was going to be as big a priority to me as it was to write thoughtful records. I had to fight that a little bit, but we’ve kept them at the forefront of all of our decision making.    On a side note, I’d also just like to say that there is a real cultural shift happening this year with women coming forward telling their stories about experiences in the entertainment business. It’s a real cultural moment.    Me and my managers called each other up the same day that some of these revelations started to be divulged and I felt really lucky that we were on the same page about the fact that we felt like this is going to be a really good thing for artists like me and younger. I had a moment in those weeks thinking about how important it is to have those shared principles.    So to finish, I really am one of those artists who wouldn’t be where I am now without these two people because it does take a village to make an artist go far. They’ve helped find the right people to support me as I travel around the world sharing my music.   I also wanted to say that Dave Chumbley was my booking agent and he passed away this year while we were doing shows in the UK. I feel like if I mention his name, he’d be smiling because he loved stuff like this.    So congratulations, you really deserve it, Ben Mawson and Ed Millet, managers of the year.

For anyone curious and those who haven't heard Peep's music, here are some songs:
 

This was only two weeks ago, it's terrible. And it's a very cute interview 

i will never forgive her for scrapping best american record

He was a sweet guy. Here's a nice interview with him, he talks about being Gerard Way for Halloween as a kid, he was a big MCR fan:

May he rest in peace, he's so young it's heartbreaking. i hope whomever in his entourage and whomever fans who find themselves in similar situations might be able to look for help. 
 
 
I didn't know him, but I will check his music. 

So anyway, here's to Lil Peep and all the good things about him:
 
- Earned his diploma
- Was against homophobia, racism and misogyny
- Was bisexual
- He played the trombone and tuba
- He was a good friend to those who knew him
- Best known for his own distinctive blend of Post Emo, Trap, and 808s.

the fact people treat drug users as sub-human and not worthy of respect truly shows that people don't really give a shit about people sometimes. substance abuse is a massive issue and is related to other taboo or stigmatized problems like classism and mental illness which are hard things to overcome, combining two of those issues makes for a hellish mix and lil peep unfortunately displayed that. drug users deserve compassion, don't be an asshole

Peep was also very clearly depressed and in an awful state of mind, that combined with being in an entourage of enablers and addicts can have disastrous results. He was posting cries for help on Instagram and no one around him had the insight to get him help, and that's why he is dead today. People are so quick to demonize addicts and I admit it can be easy to do so but things aren't so black and white. Even if he wanted to get clean, I doubt he could while living the lifestyle he had

Okay let me say this to all those who are calling him all kinds of obscenities:
 
This guys was a PERSON, regardless of whatever shit he went through and how he dealt with it.
He flaunted drugs on his IG, yes. But it was mostly likely a cry for help considering this guy was obviously depressed. Anyone can see that based on his tweets and captions. Stop being so fucking ignorant.
 
Y'all pretend to be fake woke and give a shit about mental illnesses but when it comes to people doing drugs then they become the scum of the earth to you. Fuck off.