RIP Tom Diaz, former TWIABP vocalist 2018-11-04 by Rowan5215 EMERITUS | 29 Comments |
Tom Diaz, former lead vocalist of indie/emo group The World is a Beautiful Place and I Am No Longer Afraid to Die, has passed away. Diaz was the vocalist for many of the band's most beloved releases, including the Formlessness EP, debut album Whenever, If Ever and their classic split with Deer Leap, before departing the band in 2012. Details of his passing are still scarce, with the band sharing a short statement on their Facebook memorialising Tom and asking fans to donate to a charity in his honour:
"We are incredibly heartbroken about the passing of Tom Diaz. He was an extremely talented artist, with such a huge amount of musicality. On top of all of that, he was an incredible friend.
Tom was in the band from 2009-2012, and we deeply cherish the times we got to share with him. I'm sure anyone could attest to his kind and loving nature.
We have heard that the family would appreciate donations to the Friends of Assisi Food Pantry in Danielson, CT. facebook.com/friendsofassisi/."
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Tagged: The World Is a Beautiful Place...
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Well that’s a bummer. RIP
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RIP
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goddamn. RIP. he'll always be the World Is singer to me.
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Hard RIP...
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Oh man, he was 32, this is horrible
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Completely left-field. Hard RIP, condolences to friends and family
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Jamming that split in honour later
No, we aren't ghosts - cos even ghosts have a home to haunt < 3
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sad reacts only
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RIP Tom. Formlessness meant so much to me when I was in high school.
"Open up the window and let the morning light in. I keep holding on to, I keep begging myself. Today we are superheroes, but tonight we’ll just be tired. I keep holding on to, I keep begging my self."
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This fucking sucks, rip
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Maybe weird to ask considering the timing, but wonder why they want donations sent to a food pantry? Does it correlate with his death somehow?
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fucking rip
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oh shit rip
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rip
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This is rough man. That split is a defining modern emo record
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I remember hearing years ago that his health issues were the reason he left the band in the first place. Don't remember what exactly he was struggling with, but he'd been struggling with it for awhile. Doesn't make this any less tragic.
I have a really personal relationship to this band. An old band I was in played a show or two with them. A friend of mine let them crash at his place. Those early records were massively important to me and my friends. They say you shouldn't meet your heroes and that's true most of the time; there were a bunch of people in World Is and some of them were dicks, without naming names. But Tom? Tom was the best guy. Tom stuck around for our set. We had a few conversations and I'll always remember how humble and personable he was. Honestly, I'm a bit fucked up over this news. Tragic, awful shit. RIP
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Dang, RIP. I might have to hang my owl flag half-mast for this one.
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Do not listen to this band nearly as much I should. RIP
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Damn, did not see that coming.
RIP
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I am seeing them at the end of this month and I will certainly offer my condolences 
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and when our voices fail us we will find new ways to sing
and when our bodies fail we'll find joy in the peace that it brings
and when our voices fail us we will find new ways to sing
fuck man
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may he rest in peace
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rip :[
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heartbroken ):
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RIP. So young.
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holy shit, tom was awesome
he'll always be the World Is singer to me. [2]
also i need to jam getting sodas right now
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RIP
I'm pretty sure Diaz wasn't on getting sodas
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pretty sure he was
but that doesn't matter now, rip
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I'm pretty sure Diaz wasn't on getting sodas
ya i think it's all dave and horbal
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