I was lucky enough to know Rowland for a brief time in 1980 when the birthday party 'toured with 'Bauhaus'...We played football with a spongy ball in the lyceum and Rowland played football with us..I was in goal.I would come and help to do roadie work and helping with the lights for 'Bauhaus' then.it was for me an experience I will never forget at a time when I was unemployed and as a Fan of both bands. I had only been playing guitar for about a year then and Rowland was a major influence on my guitar playing at that time.Rowland was quite a silent person but also very kind...looking at this footage brings back memories to me of the fun we had...It was quite a comical tour..In Cambridge, i was in the dressing room with the members of 'Bauhaus' and they ran on a put foam pies on paper plates in the faces of the birthday part members...In retaliation the members of the birthday party ran on a drew a huge male organ on Peter murphy's chest...So i remember rowland very well when i was 17 years old at that time in 1980 and so have fond memories of the tour and Rowland...His legacy is his fantastic music/guitar that he has left for many generations to hear...RIP Rowland...See you soon over there,
Rowland changed the way i thought about music and style. the man was truly amazing , unique and my words can never sum up the feelings of loss. Thank you for posting this ..
thanks so much for sharing this and all the others for those fans worldwide that couldn't be there but fell the same sadness about rowlands passing as anybody present. :(
@GenevieveMcguckin Hello....... May I ask who the composer is of "Sleep"........such a beautiful song.......I have only recently come to know Rowland's solo work......We are so blessed to have this legacy of his......Such an ethereal soul......I am so sorry for your loss........Most Sincerely.......Caroline
I agree completely. Thought this was part 1 of the documentary. Turned it off- never should have put a private moment like this up- it's bad taste and poor judgement. At least the title isn't "Funeral". Only good thing I can say about it.
+thatdamnedfly From interviews I've read with the producers of Autoluminescent, filming for what would become the documentary on Rowland S. Howard's life began while he was still alive. It was apparently Rowland himself who insisted the cameras kept running, even when the film crew were filming scenes they felt uncomfortable with (including footage of him in hospital receiving treatment). Based on that I believe Rowland may very well have given permission before his death for his funeral to be recorded and broadcast.
funerals are a celebration of life. watching this lets me pay my own respects to rowland (tho i never knew him) and reflect on his life, and all life. there is nothing negative about it- those are your own feelings that you bring to the table.
You have the wrong outlook on life and death. Funerals are the worst just people coming to see you who could not be bothered to visit you when you were alive. This is a much better way to go about it
I was lucky enough to know Rowland for a brief time in 1980 when
the birthday party 'toured with 'Bauhaus'...We played football with a spongy ball in the lyceum and Rowland played football with us..I was in goal.I would come and help to do roadie work and helping with the lights for 'Bauhaus' then.it was for me an experience I will never forget at a time when I was unemployed and as a Fan of both bands. I had only been playing guitar for about a year then and Rowland was a major influence on my guitar playing at that time.Rowland was quite a silent person but also very kind...looking at this footage brings back memories to me of the fun we had...It was quite a comical tour..In Cambridge, i was in the dressing room with the members of 'Bauhaus' and they ran on a put foam pies on paper plates in the faces of the birthday part members...In retaliation the members of the birthday party ran on a drew a huge male organ on Peter murphy's chest...So i remember rowland very well when i was 17 years old at that time in 1980 and so have fond memories of the tour and Rowland...His legacy is his fantastic music/guitar that he has left for many generations to hear...RIP Rowland...See you soon over there,
Rowland changed the way i thought about music and style. the man was truly amazing , unique and my words can never sum up the feelings of loss.
Thank you for posting this ..
Bless Rowland and all who attended. We should all be so lucky to have a funeral so beautiful as this.
John truly is an exceptional musician worthy of so much more praise... just like Rowland.
It's called Sleep and Rowland loved it.. Ecerybody should get a copy //''\\\
John Brooks is such a wonderful musician. This is beautiful.
thanks so much for sharing this and all the others for those fans worldwide that couldn't be there but fell the same sadness about rowlands passing as anybody present. :(
@LulaAndLuna JP Shilo composed this piece.He's the one performing it on this video
@longlegged Thank you so very much.....It is truly breathtaking.
I honestly don't know if I can watch this.
Thank you so much.
These damn Catholics took us down a wild road of wickedness and ruin. Thanks Birthday Party, those were the days
Thanks for psting this
Is this Jethro standing on the left all the way thru?
@GenevieveMcguckin Hello....... May I ask who the composer is of "Sleep"........such a beautiful song.......I have only recently come to know Rowland's solo work......We are so blessed to have this legacy of his......Such an ethereal soul......I am so sorry for your loss........Most Sincerely.......Caroline
i find the filming and posting of this to be tasteless. maybe i'm wrong, but this is weird and voyeuristic.
I agree completely. Thought this was part 1 of the documentary. Turned it off- never should have put a private moment like this up- it's bad taste and poor judgement. At least the title isn't "Funeral". Only good thing I can say about it.
+thatdamnedfly From interviews I've read with the producers of Autoluminescent, filming for what would become the documentary on Rowland S. Howard's life began while he was still alive. It was apparently Rowland himself who insisted the cameras kept running, even when the film crew were filming scenes they felt uncomfortable with (including footage of him in hospital receiving treatment). Based on that I believe Rowland may very well have given permission before his death for his funeral to be recorded and broadcast.
funerals are a celebration of life. watching this lets me pay my own respects to rowland (tho i never knew him) and reflect on his life, and all life. there is nothing negative about it- those are your own feelings that you bring to the table.
what's wrong with posting it? whats wrong with it? a guy playing violin?
You have the wrong outlook on life and death. Funerals are the worst just people coming to see you who could not be bothered to visit you when you were alive. This is a much better way to go about it