Stevie Surprise’s “coronary heart is damaged” following the demise of Malcolm-Jamal Warner.
Stevie Surprise’s ‘coronary heart is damaged’ after demise of Malcolm-Jamal Warner
The 75-year-old singer admitted he’s devastated after Warner, 54, died in a drowning incident in Costa Rica on the weekend.
He advised TMZ: “My coronary heart is damaged as a result of not solely was he a proficient man rising up and doing The Cosby Present, however much more vital his dedication was telling the story, the reality.
“And for me, in a time the place we’ve so many in excessive locations telling low-down lies, we’d like the reality. So yeah, I miss him.
“I hope that the writers, the singers, rappers will start to unfold messages of positivity, of hope, and us transferring this world ahead. I’m quiet, however my coronary heart is hurting.”
Surprise went on to make a cultural comparability between Warner and West African traditions.
He mentioned: “I don’t know if what a ‘grio’ is, a ‘griot.’ It’s just like the African who advised the tales within the numerous villages would have the griot. Each time a griot would die, it will be like a complete library of data burning.”
In line with the Merriam-Webster dictionary,: “An African tribal storyteller and musician is named a griot. The griot’s function was to protect the genealogies and oral traditions of the tribe.”
Surprise made a memorable look with Warner in an episode of the The Cosby Present in 1986, during which he performed himself and located himself in a automotive accident with Denise (Lisa Bonet).
Warner and the remainder of the solid then joined Surprise for a efficiency of I Simply Referred to as to Say I Love You.
Warner died close to Cocles, a seaside in Limon, Costa Rica, after getting caught by a rip present.
In line with police, he was rescued by onlookers who took him to shore, the place he acquired remedy, however he was declared lifeless by the Costa Rican Purple Cross.
