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“He was somebody who just had a warmth and an easy smile and a laugh, and he was as smart as they come. You could sit and talk to him about anything. He was expressive. He’d tell you how he felt about you — you didn’t wonder, because he’d put his arm around you. He knew how to tell his friends he loved them.”
-Avenged Sevenfold manager Larry Jacobson, speaking candidly to the Orange County Register about late A7X drummer Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan, who died earlier this week of still-undetermined causes. As we reported earlier today, the outpouring of support and sympathy for Sullivan’s bandmates, friends and family has been as overwhelming as his passing. The people closest to him got together on Monday (December 28) to share memories and stories about the drummer, an event that, according to Jacobson, ranged from “deep and somber to smiles and laughs as they began to reminisce about the experiences everybody had with him. He was a loving son and a loving brother — like no one you’d ever seen, and talented beyond people’s perception.” The band, who started out as teenagers in their hometown of Huntington Beach, were at work on their fifth full-length studio album, and though it isn’t clear how they will go about working without Sullivan, Jacobson thinks their bond will help them through such a tough time. “Never in my life have I seen a relationship like that,” he said. “And I think the relationship the four have right now will help them get through this traumatic time.”