Herman Brood

Hermanus (Herman) Brood (Zwolle, November 5, 1946 - Amsterdam, July 11, 2001) was a Dutch singer, painter, pianist, actor and author. Brood distinguished himself by his distinctive singing voice and musical diversity. He became the Dutch embodiment of the hedonistic credo Sex, drugs & rock 'n' roll with the highly flamboyant lifestyle he coveted and consciously displayed. Brood eventually exhibited standard withdrawal symptoms such as incontinence, epilepsy and delirium tremens after years of frequent and excessive amphetamine and alcohol use. Four months before his fifty-fifth birthday, he committed suicide by jumping off the roof of the Amsterdam Hilton hotel, carrying a suicide bill.