Brian ‘Brizz’ Gillis.Photo: Fryderyk Gabowicz/picture alliance via Getty
Brian ‘Brizz’ Gillis, an original member of LFO, is dead. He was 47.
“Every story is made up of chapters,” wrote Fischetti alongside a picture of Gillis, whomVarietyreportswas 47 at the time of his death. “Some develop naturally. Some you have to cut up in your mind. The first two chapters of the LFO story lost a main character yesterday. Brian ‘Brizz’ Gillis passed away.”
Continued Fischetti: “I don’t have details, and it wouldn’t be my place to share them if I did. I am really struggling to process this tragic loss. I’ve said it before, and I will continue to say it; the LFO Story is a tragedy. If you know what I’ve been doing, you know I’m trying to bring light into the darkness. Trying to find redemption in pain and suffering. Trying to honor the legacy.”
Devon Lima, Rich Cronin and Brad Fischetti of LFO in 2001.Kevin Kane/WireImage
Fischetti added in his tribute to Gillis that without Gillis' “hard work and dedication in the early days of LFO, the first two chapters, the LFO you came to know and (hopefully) love would not exist.”
Brian ‘Brizz’ Gillis.Rick Diamond/WireImage
Fischetti also touched on his relationship with Gillis, expressing that it contained “moments of great tribulation but also great joy.”
“I learned a lot from him about the business of music and how to put together and rock a show. And it’s those positive aspects of our relationship that I will lean on now and forever,” wrote Fischetti. “I’ve prayed for Brian every day for many years. And I will continue to pray for him, for his beloved father, for his friends, his family, and those who loved him.”
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