#graham bond
Although not as well-known as some of his contemporaries, Graham Bond played an important role in British music of the 60s and 70s. He played saxophone and keyboards, and was one of the early users of the Hammond organ/Leslie speaker combination, and one of the first to play a Mellotron on record.
Bond struggled with mental illness from a young age, and after his band broke up in 1967, he suffered severe depression and mental disorders worsened by drug use.
In 1968, Bond became involved with Diane Stewart, who shared his interest in the occult. He entered a hospital to deal with his drug addiction and afterward his music career was back on track. But only briefly.
His career and his marriage collapsed around the same time, and Bond returned to drugs. After a month in prison and a subsequent period spent in a mental institution in 1973, the 36-year-old Bond threw himself under the wheels of subway train on 8 May 1974.
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