En otras palabras...Manics? Richey Officially ?Presumed Dead?
The Manics? guitarist and co-lyricist went missing almost 14 years ago, however his body has never been discovered.
Edwards? family have obtained a court order officially changing his legal status, report NME.
Under UK law, a missing person can be declared legally dead after seven years, though Edwards? family until now refused to obtain this option.
However, family lawyer David Ellis informed Wales Online that their change of heart reflects ?an acceptance that his affairs have got to be sorted? rather than ?an acceptance that he is dead.?
Manic Street Preachers have continuously paid Edwards? share of band royalties, regardless of his disappearance.
He went missing on February 1 1995 from a hotel in London aged 27, and it is believed he took his own life, although there have since been a series of alleged sightings.
El guitarrista y co-autor de las letras de Manic Street Preachers, Richey Edwards, ha sido declarado oficialmente muerto. Richey desapareció de un hotel en Londres en 1995 y desde entonces nadie lo ha visto, aunque existen varios rumores de presuntos encuentros con el susodicho. Su cuerpo nunca ha aparecido.
Las leyes británicas permiten declarar "muerta" a una persona tras 7 años de desaparición, pero la familia siempre rechazó esta opción pensando en la posible vuelta de Richey.
Mientras tanto, el resto de la banda ha seguido abonando a la familia de Richey su porcentaje de los derechos e ingresos de la banda. Se estima que la herencia de Richey circule entorno a 380.000 libras (unos 446.000 euros).
Y por otra parte... leyendo la web de Manic Street Preachers:
En cristiano...Hello everyone
We thought you would like to know that we have been making music.
We have been in the studio with Mr Steve Albini recording live ? to tape ? analogue ? no digital hiss ? no Pro Tools ? no safety nets. Quite scary, daunting but invigorating. All the songs we are recording are lyrics left to us by Richey. Finally it feels like the right time to use them (especially after the last 18 months being so amazing with Send Away The Tigers). Musically, in many ways it feels like a follow up to the Holy Bible but there is also an acoustic side ? tender, romantic, nihilism, ?Small Black Flowers That Grow In The Sky? esque. It?s a record that celebrates the genius of his words, full of love, anger, intelligence and respect. We have to make this great. Wish us luck.
We hope to release the record next April or May. The working titles are ?Journal for Plague Lovers? or ?I Know I Believe In Nothing But It Is My Nothing?.
Love
Nicky, James and Sean.
Han estado grabando con Steve Albini de manera analógica. Sin emplear técnicas digitales ni programas de edición electrónica como Pro Tools. Todo el material grabado pertenece al legado que dejó Richie antes de su desaparición. Musicalmente el disco se acercará a Holy Bible, aunque también contará con una parte más acústica, nihilista, romántica. El disco, al fin y al cabo, será un homenaje a la genialidad de las letras de Richie.
El disco estará a la venta en abril.