Blind Melon - Mother (Lyrics)

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First known as a "one hit wonder" band of the 90s, Blind Melon now has the love and recognition it always deserved.
Blind Melon formed in 1990 in Los Angeles by five musicians: three from Mississippi, one from Pennsylvania and one from Indiana.
The former and beloved lead singer, Shannon Hoon, was inspired by a lot of late 60s and 70s music including The Grateful Dead, The Beatles and Bob Dylan.
He died in 1995 at age 28 in New Orleans. The next day, Blind Melon was scheduled to play a show at Tipitina's in the French Quarter. The band's sound engineer, Lyle Eaves, went to the tour bus to awaken Hoon for a sound check, but was unresponsive. An ambulance arrived, and was pronounced dead at the scene. His death was attributed to a cocaine overdose.
In 1996, Blind Melon released their final album, Nico, (named after Shannon Hoon's daughter) as a tribute to him with all proceeds going to his daughter and to programs helping musicians deal with drug problems. The band also released a video called "Letters from a Porcupine" that was nominated for Best Long Form Music Video at the Grammy Awards in 1997.
Hoon was buried at Dayton Cemetery in Dayton, Indiana.
His grave is inscribed with a line from Blind Melon's song "Change", the first song he wrote:
"I know we can't all stay here forever So I want to write my words on the face of today and they'll paint it."
Blind Melon announced their reformation in 2006, which included the addition of new lead singer Travis Warren (formerly of Rain Fur Rent). In 2007, they performed their first live concert in 12 years in Providence, Rhode Island.

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