Talk:Tommy Bolin

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The sentence "Bolin committed suicide on December 4 on body discover in his home" doesn't parse. Somebody in the know, please fix. --Naddy 17:55, 21 Nov 2003 (UTC)

I've done some research and altered the article to fit - the suggestion is that it was a heroin overdose rather than deliberate suicide. I've made reference to my primary source and added a link to the end of the article. I've also done some minor copy-editing to improve the flow of the text.Basswulf 11:29, 4 Dec 2003 (UTC)
Press from the era report a multiple drug intoxocation, not a suicide. By one account, "His death followed a night of hard partying that had involved,in escalating stages of intensity, beer, champagne, cocaine and heroin." http://www.tbolin.com/articles/classicrock_oct03.html -- Jerry picker 14:57, 21 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Paralysed left arm? Well...I'm 40 years old and I'm a professional musician (guitar and bass). On LP Last Concert In Japan Tommy sounds like 15 years old boy in garage-band. Problem is heroin. He was too "high" for professional playing. All the difficult parts (intro to Burn, for example) are played by Jon Lord. That's the problem. I know a lot of alcohol and heroin. Left arm? Bad story. Aleksander Cepus (Slovenia/Europe) www.sigic.si

I agree!! this is not true: <<<Many critics agree Bolin was in good form for the concerts:[citation needed] certainly, he did not suffer from paralysis at the concerts. >>>

i happen to have a bootleg filming of the 1975 Budokan concert. I don't know at this point if that was the audio source for Last concert in japan but I have to tell you, his playing is totally impaired; it's painful to watch. worst than a 15 old kid in a garage band. he definitely was suffering from something. that passage should be corrected! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.217.164.162 (talk) 20:02, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The fact that Bolin got a bad "fix" and had a partially paralyzed arm for a few days that affected his playing has been confirmed many times in journalistic papers, including members of Deep Purple that he told what was wrong with him. 50.111.48.95 (talk) 23:29, 15 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The phrase "heroin in the form of morphine" in the Untimely Death section doesn't make any sense. Heroin and morphine are about as similar as beer and rubbing alcohol. I honestly don't know which Bolin took, but it has to be one or the other. Anyone know which? -- Stereoisomer (talk) 22:37, 25 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure where you got that misinformation. To quote the Schaffer Library of Drug Policy, "In terms of effects, they are exactly the same -- and medically interchangeable -- except for dosage. In fact, they are both converted to the same form of morphine when they get into the body."Nicmart (talk) 14:22, 21 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Tommy Bolin was supposed to have played with Jeff Beck and Jan Hammer at the Curtis Hixon hall in Tampa Florida, but he had died that morning in Miami after the concert there the night before. Those of us at the concert were the first to be told (the press didn't yet know), after the concert. Before the concert, people were offered their money back if they came to see Tommy because he wasn't going to be there that nite (they didn't poster why). Imagine a rock concert in the mid 70's that ends with everyone leaving in near silence, only whispers (thats something you never forget). Apparently there was a planned lead riff to be passed around three musicians, Jeff Beck started, then Jan Hammer and finally Steve Kindler on fiddle. But Tommy was there that nite in spirit and I'm not the only one who saw him move from one musician to another during this riff trade around. I suppose some may have thought it to be special effect, but I knew there was not any such live lighting tricks like that back then and I don't think there is even today. 74.166.12.69 (talk)

The link to "First Time Live" under Solo Discography leads to the George Jones album. Is this just a bad link, or is there no 'First Time Live (Tommy Bolin album)' page? Wise King Otto (talk) 14:23, 9 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure of that, and it bears looking into. Can someone agree to archive the comments here that have been dealt with, so we can move on to improve this article? --Leahtwosaints (talk) 17:22, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Crossdressing?[edit]

I'm removing the section of the article that cliam that Bolin was a crossdresser who kept his legs "meticulously waxed." No source is provided in support of that claim, and I can't remember ever reading such a thing about him in a longlife of Deep Purple fandom. I'm happy to stand corrected if anybody can present evidence. Innocent76 (talk) 13:02, 28 September 2011 (UTC) Google images of Tommy Bolin. There's all kinds of photos of him on the softer side of androgyny... in fact there's one photo from www.stanleysheldon.com with him decidedly in drag. There's a number of photos, some with cute puckering poses, others with scarves around his neck or waist, some with his head tilted against the guy posing beside him. If you see some of the live footage of him on stage, he walks around the stage in short steps... The cover photos from both his solo LPs 'Teaser', and 'Private Eyes' show him in soft sexy androgynous looks... on Teaser with a cute bone earring, and on Private Eyes with a Japanese looking boudoir setting with his hair definitely unmasculine. It was said during his time with Deep Purple that there were 'two camps'... he and bassist Glenn Hughes, and Jon Lord, Ian Paice, and David Coverdale in the other.... or maybe the 'two camps' described the two in campy make up? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.100.188.191 (talk) 01:01, 11 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

What rot. "Unmasculine"? Long-haired rock 'n' rollers, like long-haired people from the Sixties (like myself) are totally masculine. Idiotic comment. 50.111.48.95 (talk) 23:26, 15 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I'm just going to chime in here with absolute confidence that I think somebody has confused Marc Bolin with Tommy. SentientParadox (talk) 07:59, 10 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Fever?[edit]

The listing for Fever under Solo discography links to the medical condition 'Fever' and has no citation. I googled it and found it to be a 15 CD box set; however found no reputable sources to cite it myself. — Preceding unsigned comment added by FoxMulder900 (talk • contribs) 21:28, 2 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Heavy metal tag was removed[edit]

There is no basis or criteria to judge this artist as heavy metal. Anyone who wants to express can stay the will, but do not change the page without references. Thanks!--Fran1996 (talk) 06:11, 28 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Are you serious? He played with Deep Purple, a heavy metal band by all accounts. Tags don't necessarily mean an artist is what the tag implies. Tags are about finding information related to the subject of the tag. Tommy Bolin played with DP, a heavy metal band, therefore he is relative to the subject. Not to mention the simple fact that if he PLAYED DP's music, he PLAYED heavy metal. Use some logic before you edit. FYI, MANY early HM musicians were originally jazz musicians. Do some research on the subject. I have restored the tag. SentientParadox (talk) 08:12, 10 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

BTW, if you really are interested in educating people and directing them to expand their interests, tagging music and musicians liberally actually assists in that regard. Limiting tagging restrictively simply restricts people from expanding their tastes and horizons. Tag liberally!!! SentientParadox (talk) 08:29, 10 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]