Anders Göthberg (9 October 1975 – 30 March 2008) was a
Swedish
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guitarist.
Göthberg played guitar for
Broder Daniel
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and
Honey Is Cool
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. He lived his latter life in
Stockholm
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with his girlfriend, artist
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. Göthberg died of suicide by jumping from
Västerbron
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in
Stockholm
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.
A
memorial
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to Broder Daniel was raised in August 2014 at the site of the band's last concert in
Slottsskogen
Slottsskogen (, "Castle Forest") is a 137-hectare park located in central Gothenburg, Sweden.
History
When Gothenburg was founded in the 17th century, the area of Slottsskogen was a forest that belonged to the Old Älvsborg fortress. In the ...
during the
Way Out West Festival
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in 2008, during which the band reunited one last time in memory of Göthberg.
References
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20080622125457/http://www.expressen.se/noje/1.1111495/broder-daniel-i-sorg-efter-gitarristens-dod
* https://web.archive.org/web/20080413033522/http://www.text.nu/nyheter-trender/minnesreportage-om-anders-gothberg-i-broder-daniel.html
1975 births
2008 suicides
2008 deaths
Swedish rock guitarists
Suicides by jumping in Sweden
20th-century guitarists
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