The drummer with 80s band Crowded House has killed himself.

Paul Hester, 46, had hits including "Don't Dream It's Over" with the New Zealand outfit. But he fought a long battle with depression before committing suicide on Saturday night.

Yesterday, band-mates Neil Finn and Nick Seymour told fans: "Over the years Paul has swung the extremes of happiness and sadness, but none of us ever thought this would happen. He loved life too much."

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Posted by Lawren at March 29, 2005 06:33 AM

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I LOVE Crowded House and was sad when I read this yesterday.

Says: Kevvy the Unnamed Source at March 30, 2005 03:03 AM

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