Bee Gees is one of the greatest bands of the 21st century
They were on par with Elvis, The Beatles and Michael Jackson.
They rolled in the love of millions of fans.
But what happened to their stunning popularity?
There were four brothers and now there’s only one left…
Barry Gibb isn’t used to go out on stage all alone.
But what can he do?
After the deaths of Robin and Maurice he had to get used to walking out on stage by himself.
He felt lonelier than ever.
For Barry it was the worst feeling to turn
his head around on stage and realize he was now standing alone.
Andy was the first one to pass away.
He was probably the youngest to become so famous at an early age at the time.
Andy became a super star when he was 19 and was nicknamed “baby Bee Gees”.
By the age of 21 he became a sensation selling 15 million records worldwide.
No wonder they predicted a glorious future for the promising artist.
But it all cracked because of severe alcohol and drug addiction.
It seemed that he was stuck in his teens and didn’t want to accept adulthood.
Gibb met his 18-year-old wife when he was just a year older than her.
The lovely couple moved to West Hollywood, where Andy’s life derailed.
As Kim later commented, she wasn’t his first love.
Cocaine was.
Kim got pregnant and could think only of her baby's safety
She flew back home to Australia and divorced Andy.
The news broke his heart and aggravated his depression.
When he was 23, he met Victoria, who was 10 years his senior.
He was hoping she could rescue him from addiction and loneliness.
But that didn’t last long as his love for cocaine turned out to be stronger.
Drugs took control over his life and by the age of 30 he was drowning in cocaine.
Andy Gibbs died in 1988 of myocarditis.
Maurice left his brothers in 2003.
He suffered awful drug and alcohol addiction twice in his life.
And both times he pulled away.
He had worn an Alcoholics Anonymous lapel badge since the 70’s.
It turned out that Gibb got introduced to his favorite drink, Scotch and Coke, by John Lennon.
His first marriage wasn’t successful and didn’t last long
Neither of them took the relationship serious and Maurice’s severe drinking speeded up
the divorce.
Later that same year he met his second wife, Yvonne.
She was the mainstay Gibb was looking for to survive.
It seemed to be the perfect love story with two beautiful kids.
Until a third party entered the relationship -
Maurice's alcohol abuse.
His family was on road to a tragic ending, when drunk Gibb pulled a gun on his kids and wife.
It was the final straw for his family, so they had to leave
Maurice was shocked with his own actions and immediately quit drinking.
He underwent court-ordered treatment in rehab.
Gibb called his wife the first thing when he got out.
Yvonne believed his promises and let him back in her life
They both renewed their vows.
But the alcoholic past couldn’t simply disappear.
Maurice Gibb died at the age of 54 of cardiac arrest.
Maurice's twin brother, Robin, died from cancer in 2012.
Gibb married his first love when he was just 18.
It was the perfect romance, spending all their time together.
But on one of their trips they were in the Hither Green train crash, where 49 people
died.
It was a miracle that they managed to survive.
Robin worked hard all night recording.
He became dependent on amphetamines to stay up at night.
This lifestyle caused him paranoia, he was unpredictable.
The world around him fell apart when his wife filed for divorce.
Gibb was devastated and Dwina, who did understand his need for space, became his ray of hope.
She helped him to survive the death of his brothers, Andy and Maurice.
Dwina and his youngest son stood by his side when cancer took hold of him.
Robin tried to spend as much as possible of his time left with his loved ones.
It was hard for Barry to walk out on stage alone.
But in 2012 he had to start his solo career.
As the eldest, he always felt the responsibility to protect his brothers.
Now he had lost them and is left alone The fame that had burst so fast into their
lives did not bring any peace with it.
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