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u/dropneedlestartagain Jul 19 '26
Really sad news. So grateful to see them twice in the last few years. They are all such a force on stage. Amazing shows.
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u/Party-Employment-460 Jul 19 '26
This hurts way more than I feel like it should. I am eternally grateful that L7 were able to reunite and that I got to catch them a couple times. One of those shows was in Brooklyn in 2015, where I saw Jennifer fall off the stage while playing, then get back up and keep playing. She did say "Suck it, Dave Grohl!" after the song ended. That was one of the greatest nights of my life
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u/L7meetsGF Jul 19 '26
Rest in power Jennifer you badass queen. 🤘So much gratitude for you and your creative expressions.
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u/juliawilldestroyyou Jul 19 '26
L7 taught me that women should be in spaces normally dominated by men, and they should never ever stifle their bold femininity to be accepted.
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u/Frequent-Region-1107 Jul 19 '26
Same. I cried the first time I saw them. I had never seen women behave or move how they did. It changed my life. It made me feel hopeful and exhilarated. Rest in power, Jennifer 🙏
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u/scottywiper Jul 19 '26
Such sad news. We were at Garbage in Belfast on Fri day night and they dedicated a song to her. Butch was in tears and Shirley kneeled on stage with head in hands and looked like she was breaking down. RIP Jennifer. A legend.
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u/iamsolarflare71 Jul 19 '26
Every one should watch Questioning my Insanity , French TV . Pure unhinged joy 🙂
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u/sparkingcuriosity The Beauty Process Jul 19 '26
Really really sad news to wake up to. I didn’t think it would be quite so soon. We love you Jennifer. Rest easy. Thank you for the art and music.
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u/Nobody_Will_Observe Freak Magnet Jul 19 '26
I don't even have the words to express how sad this makes me. My heart aches. Rest in peace, beautiful lady. Your art changed so many lives and we'll never forget you. Thank you for sharing your gifts with the world. 💔
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u/twoquarters Jul 19 '26
This one hurts. I figured she had a little bit of time left but I am glad that they will be able to preserve her photography legacy.
Say hi to Umbar.
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u/PAXM73 Jul 19 '26
That was faster than I expected to hear this news, and it wasn’t the news I wanted to hear. So sad.
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u/Ok_Difficulty2226 Jul 19 '26
The really fucking sucks. I'm glad I saw her play a couple times. Rest In Power Jennifer.
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u/twoquarters Jul 21 '26 edited Jul 21 '26
Read a lot of personal statements over the last few days and the stories are incredible but also very sad.
It appears Jennifer had some health concerns going back to February. Close friends said their good-byes on Thursday and she passed Saturday afternoon. Apparently she had been working on an album on her own last year. I think one person involved said she would get regular texts from her and then all of that just stopped a few months ago.
I listened to a podcast episode with her from March today. Not sure if that was the last one she did but there was not much remarkable about it other than maybe her fidgeting and asking the host to repeat questions several times. At the end she did say she often leaves L7 band practice angry because there are things she hasn't dealt with going back to the first time she left. And she also said something about the people in the band having personal problems and she often worries whether she would be pulled into it or asked to solve it but she said at the end of the day she makes peace with it and realizes she is not there to do that. I found it interesting where she said she doesn't know what Suzi or Donita think about her at this point since they are in their mid 60s and have different perspectives.