Overshadowed by Freddie Mercurys death 23 years ago today was the passing of Eric Carr that very same day. Anyone who knew Eric would tell you that he was just this great guy, funny, loyal, a friend. This post is a clip of him 7 months before he died. Details of his illness are as follows: In February 1991, Carr began feeling ill. Medical tests revealed what at first appeared to be manageable problems with his health.[15] However, he was diagnosed as having an unexpectedly serious and extremely rare type of cancer – heart cancer. In April 1991, Carr underwent a series of surgeries to remove tumors in his right atrium and lungs in an effort to restore heart function and prevent the cancers growth. He recovered sufficiently and pressed Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons to let him back in the band. They had replaced him in the studio with session drummer Eric Singer to commence new recordings. They have stated they continually told Carr to get himself healthy and when he was he would be the Kiss drummer once again. The band was ready to film the God Gave Rock and Roll To You video and he asked Gene and Paul to at least let him be in the video, and they ultimately agreed. He flew to Los Angeles in July 1991 to film the music video.[6] He was wearing a wig at that point because of treatment. After the video shoot he flew back to New York to try to get healthy; his health had deteriorated to the point where he was unable to play drums for the recording session for Revenge, the bands next studio album, and Eric Singer (who had played previously in Paul Stanleys solo touring band) was brought in to record the album. After filming the video, Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, and Bruce Kulick told him to go home and get well. After aggressive treatment, the cancer went into remission and Carrs health appeared to improve.[citation needed] Carrs last public appearance with Kiss was at the MTV Video Music Awards in September 1991. Not long afterwards, he suffered an aneurysm and was rushed to the hospital. Several days later, he suffered a brain hemorrhage and never regained consciousness. On November 24, 1991, Carr died at the age of 41. Coincidentally, he died on the same day as Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of British rock group, Queen. Eric had also been in a nearly four-year relationship with future model/actress Carrie Stevens at the time of his death. In keeping with Carrs accessibility to his fans, his family decided to open his funeral service to the public while reserving the interment as a private event.[16] Carr is interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery in the Town of Newburgh, New York.[17]
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