Dave Schulthise | |
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 Schulthise on stage | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Dave Blood |
| Born | (1956-09-16)September 16, 1956 |
| Died | March 10, 2004(2004-03-10) (aged 47) |
| Instrument | Bass guitar |
| Years active | 1983–1995 |
David Schulthise (September 16, 1956 – March 10, 2004), also known asDave Blood, was an American musician best known as the originalbass guitarist for thepunk bandThe Dead Milkmen. Schulthise was born inRidley Park, Pennsylvania. He helped form the band in 1983 along with fellow pseudonymous musiciansJoe Jack Talcum,Dean Clean, andRodney Anonymous. Prior to this he was aPh.D. candidate ineconomics atPurdue University.[1]
He stopped playing music in 1995 after the band broke up as the result of developingtendinitis in both hands.[2]
Schulthise visited Yugoslavia while on tour with the Milkmen and became fascinated with Serbia, its culture and people. After the band disbanded, he enrolled atIndiana University to studySerbo-Croatian language, literature, and history. He moved toSerbia for work and study in 1998, but in the wake of theNATO bombing campaign there he was forced to return to the US.[3]
In late 2003, he told an interviewer that his favorite bassists wereMike Mills (R.E.M.), Johnny Gayden (Albert Collins Band) andCharles Mingus.[4]
Schulthise died by suicide from a drug overdose[5] on March 10, 2004, at age 47.[1]
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