Nov 17 2008
Brad Delp: A Lonely Soul
Brad Delp was the legendary lead singer of the band Boston, who committed suicide last year. I wanted to speak a little about his astrology. First of all, his birth time is unknown, but I have rectified it to 2:45 PM. The Planet Saturn is in the Ascendant in Virgo (sidereal) and of course, this leads to success in other countries.
Brad was in an 18 year Rahu period (1974-1992) when he and Tom Scholtz first became an overnight success in 1976. Rahu is in his 6th house, which is the house of occupation. Now most of the planets are between the two nodes, except for Saturn, so this is a modified Kalaparusha Yoga. This, of course, is frequently connected to manic-depression. The Moon is also conjunct with its enemy, Ketu. This has a tendency to cause paranoia.
Furthermore, Ketu is in the 12th position to the ascendant and this usually results in an obsession with one’s childhood. Possibly, this may have been a factor in the suicide, since he was scheduled to be married in a few months, but was now an old man of 55. He was in a Jupiter/Rahu/Venus period when he committed suicide, meaning that these three planets had a hand in his death.
Now, according to the sages, the rulers of the 7th and the 2nd house are marakas, or killers. Jupiter is the ruler of the 7th (Pisces); Rahu is always connected to chemicals, indicating the method of his death, namely carbon monoxide intoxication; and Venus is the ruler of the 2nd house (Libra).
Brad Delp was a beautiful, but undiagnosed bipolar, possibly paranoid personality. He pinned a note to his shirt saying that he felt he was a “lonely soul.” Very sorry to see him go. He will be missed.
Apparently, Tom Schultz “discovered” Tommy DeCarlo on MySpace to replace Brad. Rather amazing, since Tommy’s only previous gigs were in the bowling alley. In fact, he was a manager for Home Depot when he was discovered.
