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Franz Nicolay (born 1977) is an American musician and writer. He is best known for playing the accordion and piano in The World/Inferno Friendship Society and keyboards in The Hold Steady from 2005 to 2010 and again from 2016 onwards.
Jul 28, 2017 · Boff Whalley, of the band Chumbawamba (its members themselves poster children for punk backlash against alleged sellouts) later called Cobain’s suicide note “a damning verdict [on] the power ...
After a death by suicide survivors want to know why their loved one has died, but fewer than half of those who take their own lives leave a suicide note. Only 25-30% of suicides are accompanied by a note*.
Oct 4, 2012 · My friend, a Filipino who manages [a pizza place], he dates a Mongolian girl, they kidnapped him in a car and beat him up, stole his ATM card and pin number.
Nicolay said that he considered his work with the Hold Steady completed: "I’m proud of the work we did together. In the end, I felt I completed the work I needed to do with them. I’d prefer to think of it as a closed book."
Nov 11, 2022 · On the finale “New River, Spring For Me” Franz pulls out all the dramatic stops as thoughts of suicide, redemption, love and the earth itself flow together in off-Broadway fashion with piano, electro keys, guitars horns, and more coloring the large set piece, acting as a totem for the record as a whole.
While not a full-time member of the band at this time, future keyboard player Franz Nicolay makes a guest appearance on the album alongside the World/Inferno Friendship Society bandmate Peter Hess.
