ディアフーフさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ディアフーフInstagram)「My brother Dan passed away on New Years Day. He was four years older than me and was the best older brother a person could ever ask for. Our parents rented our first instruments for us on the same day (for him a bass, for me a guitar). His bands practiced in our basement, and he and his friends always let me hang around and see what being in a band was like (I didn’t start playing with other people until after high school). When he moved out of the house, he left me with a cassette 4-track, 3 guitar pedals and a drum set. There is no way I would have become a musician if it wasn’t for his endless enthusiasm and encouragement. Stories have been pouring in from friends new and old, all reminding me of the outsize impact his huge heart had on peoples’ lives. If you knew him, you know what I'm talking about. He lived and loved large and completely, and it’s clear that his lust for life will live on through all the people he touched. Dan made the impossible seem inevitable on a regular basis and with more style and fire than just about anybody, and it was often done with that big beautiful smile on his face. He will not be forgotten. Rest in peace, brother.