September 21, 2001 18:29
ATARI TEENAGE RIOT FOUNDER DIES
Carl Crack is found in his Berlin apartment...
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ATARI TEENAGE RIOT founder member CARL CRACK has died.
He was found in his Berlin apartment on September 6.
Little is known about the exact details of his death, but it is believed to there was a huge deterioration in his health tied to years of over abuse of alcohol and pills.
Crack, who had just turned 30 in May, had a history of mental illness. The band had taken a one year break to allow him time to seek psychiatric help. It is understood he and ATR mainman Alec Empire hadn't spoken in a year, but had been emailing each other recently.
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