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Thread started 10/16/08 7:29am

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Stevie Wonders Home destroyed by fire

Wonder's home 'burnt down by wildfire'
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Soul legend Stevie Wonder's Los Angeles home has been burned down by the Californian wildfire outbreak, according to Internet reports. Skip related content
Related photos / videos Enlarge photo A state of emergency was declared by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger for Los Angeles and Ventura counties earlier this week following the outbreak of blazes across the region.

But the alert did not come in time to save Wonder's Porter Ranch home, which has reportedly gone up in flames - and the singer is devastated.

A source tells New York gossip column PageSix, "Everything was destroyed - all of Stevie's memorabilia, photos, musical instruments, history, clothing, furniture, everything.

"It's all gone. It was his main residence and he is utterly devastated. Stevie's had to put his tour and appearances on hold while he deals with this."

Wonder's representative could not be reached as WENN went to press.

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Reply #1 posted 10/16/08 7:33am

Ronnuz

"Everything was destroyed - all of Stevie's memorabilia, photos, musical instruments, history, clothing, furniture, everything.

That really is terrible.. :O

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Reply #2 posted 10/16/08 7:35am

alphastreet

and outtakes sad

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Reply #3 posted 10/16/08 7:35am

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Ronnuz said:

"Everything was destroyed - all of Stevie's memorabilia, photos, musical instruments, history, clothing, furniture, everything.

That really is terrible.. :O




WWWWOOOWW!!

Man he is in my prayers! I cannot for the life of me believe that his momorabilia and instruments and past songs masters are GONE!! Those unreleased songs you guys have been praying for are gone!

The Playa Izaya.....from the Himalayas....

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Reply #4 posted 10/16/08 7:36am

NMusiqNSoul

OMG Stevie. sad I'm so sorry to hear this. He's such a sweet man. sad Devastating news.
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Reply #5 posted 10/16/08 7:39am

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eek

Not to overlook the value of his personal memorabilia, but also his collection of electronic instruments was irreplaceable and could not be measured in money. I hope he didn't keep all those at this specific location.

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Reply #6 posted 10/16/08 7:44am

alphastreet

it sounds like he did keep them all at that location

the only hope for those past demos is if they have been converted to mp3 and are stored in some computer, but even that might have been there

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Reply #7 posted 10/16/08 7:44am

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Oh my GOD! This is horrible news. sigh This is like a museum going up in flames. My prayers go to him and his family. pray

"Panamama bringing tha drama, dancing to tha beat!" - Prince
"Motivation, [All yo'] fakin' only gonna inspire (Motivation) All yo hatin' is fuel to my fire (It's Motivation!)" ~ T.I.
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Reply #8 posted 10/16/08 7:51am

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Demos do not need to be stored to mp3 to take less space (I doubt any professional would even consider storing recordings in mp3, but I do get your idea). I'm sure there are at least some of them in the hands of other individuals. I think there is also a reason why Prince keeps his recordings in a vault as well.

Several instruments that belong to Stevie are currently located at exhibitions around the world. Including his other Yamaha GX-1, the biggest / heaviest / most expensive synthesizer ever manufactured (which is at Madame Tussaud's). Maybe he could claim at least some of those units back. I think some of them are also in use at educational facilities and such (altough it would suck to claim donated items back). But yeah, he had Synclaviers, some early prototypes that do not exist anywhere else. Fuck, he had even the last-ever Synthex produced. eek
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Reply #9 posted 10/16/08 8:07am

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I agree that his stuff are non-replaceable for sentimental reasons and such, but he can get new stuff...there are plenty of instruments, furniture etc. around, but there is only one Stevie Wonder.

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Reply #10 posted 10/16/08 8:40am

curioso

That's a lot of incredible history down the drain.

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Reply #11 posted 10/16/08 8:42am

peppeken

tmz.com now say it didnt burn down... confused

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Reply #12 posted 10/16/08 8:45am

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peppeken said:

tmz.com now say it didnt burn down... confused

woot! If this is true, and I hope it is, this may just the sign he needed to move his stuff to a safer location.

"Panamama bringing tha drama, dancing to tha beat!" - Prince
"Motivation, [All yo'] fakin' only gonna inspire (Motivation) All yo hatin' is fuel to my fire (It's Motivation!)" ~ T.I.
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Reply #13 posted 10/16/08 9:00am

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junebug18 said:

I agree that his stuff are non-replaceable for sentimental reasons and such, but he can get new stuff...there are plenty of instruments, furniture etc. around, but there is only one Stevie Wonder.


You took the words right out of my mouth. Most things can be replaced but not people. Thank God Stevie and his family were not in harms way.

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Reply #14 posted 10/16/08 9:32am

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shesoffthewall said:

junebug18 said:

I agree that his stuff are non-replaceable for sentimental reasons and such, but he can get new stuff...there are plenty of instruments, furniture etc. around, but there is only one Stevie Wonder.


You took the words right out of my mouth. Most things can be replaced but not people. Thank God Stevie and his family were not in harms way.


Well, nobody's denying that. It's obvious that it is Stevie's own life that's of more importance than any amount of material things (or anyone else's who'd happen to be at the location). But in case Stevie "has lost everything" like originally claimed then it's gotta sound a bit shocking to any enthusiast. You've got to understand that the sounds of the classic Stevie Wonder albums were done on equipment that cannot be replicated by using modern technology (nobody manufactures nothing of the kind anymore, and never will again). Stevie didn't use himself them that much anymore, but things like that have huge historical value to some. They cannot be replaced.

Oh well, synth nut out.

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Reply #15 posted 10/16/08 9:43am

shesoffthewall

novabrkr said:

shesoffthewall said:



You took the words right out of my mouth. Most things can be replaced but not people. Thank God Stevie and his family were not in harms way.


Well, nobody's denying that. It's obvious that it is Stevie's own life that's of more importance than any amount of material things (or anyone else's who'd happen to be at the location). But in case Stevie "has lost everything" like originally claimed then it's gotta sound a bit shocking to any enthusiast. You've got to understand that the sounds of the classic Stevie Wonder albums were done on equipment that cannot be replicated by using modern technology (nobody manufactures nothing of the kind anymore, and never will again). Stevie didn't use himself them that much anymore, but things like that have huge historical value to some. They cannot be replaced.

Oh well, synth nut out.


Oh yea, I'm not denying all of that. That's why I said "most" things can be replaced. I know all things can't be replaced, unfortunately. Let's hope TMZ is telling the truth.

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Reply #16 posted 10/16/08 9:44am

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I just saw him live literally a few hours ago and he seemed in a great mood, even cracking many jokes on stage. So I wouldn't think if it happened he knew at the time. By the way a super show. I wish all music was like this.

GO FUNK YOURSELF...

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Reply #17 posted 10/16/08 9:45am

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He's discussing it now on KJLHradio.com
[Edited 10/16/08 9:46am]

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Reply #18 posted 10/16/08 9:46am

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alphastreet said:

and outtakes sad

They weren't going 2 get released anyway.

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Reply #19 posted 10/16/08 9:46am

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If true.....very sad. Some things can't be replaced. I lived in Cali 4 over 17 years and I still can't quite figure out why there are wild fires every October. I just don't get it.

The R3volution has taken many turns in the BOOM.
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Reply #20 posted 10/16/08 9:48am

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He just announced on his station that this rumor is NOT TRUE. He said he didn't know who the source was, but it was not a "friend" of his as stated in the initial report.

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Reply #21 posted 10/16/08 9:50am

novabrkr

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:h00ray:

no wait, it's actually

woot!

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Reply #22 posted 10/16/08 10:05am

shesoffthewall

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:h00ray:

no wait, it's actually

woot!


Good news! biggrin

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Reply #23 posted 10/16/08 10:07am

TotalAlisa

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awww i feel sorry for him. but this goes to show you how worthless things in this world are. and can be gone in a minute.

hamster LEAVE ME ALONE?
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Reply #24 posted 10/16/08 10:12am

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Stevie said that was a rumor. Who would report such a thing like that? Disrespectful. disbelief I'm glad Stevie cleared it up!

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Reply #25 posted 10/16/08 10:31am

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daPrettyman said:

alphastreet said:

and outtakes sad

They weren't going 2 get released anyway.

But they're gonna get leaked

Bboy87, Timmy84, LittleBlueCorvette, MuthaFunka, phunkdaddy, and Christopher: the revamped nWo!

My finest work...LOL!
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Reply #26 posted 10/16/08 10:36am

NMusiqNSoul

Timmy84 said:

Stevie said that was a rumor. Who would report such a thing like that? Disrespectful. disbelief I'm glad Stevie cleared it up!


Exactly. I mean, damn! Good news though, I'm glad it isn't true!

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Reply #27 posted 10/16/08 10:46am

alphastreet

thank god it's a rumor! I still think moving some of that stuff would be a good idea though just in case!

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Reply #28 posted 10/16/08 11:00am

novabrkr

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Personal note: consider insurance.

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Reply #29 posted 10/16/08 11:05am

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novabrkr said:

Personal note: consider insurance.

Insurance CANNOT replace one of a kind items.

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