The beauty and the tragedy : Gin Blossoms founder Doug Hopkins story being told in film Ed Masley, Arizona Republic
Brian Smith has been wanting to share the story of Gin Blossoms founder Doug Hopkins, who wrote the Tempe rockers breakthrough hits Hey Jealousy and Found Out About You, in a feature film for years.
But then, Hopkins has been in his head pretty much every day since the guitarist s death by suicide in 1993 shortly after receiving a gold disc for Hey Jealousy.
In 2007, Smith shared his memories of the kindred spirit he considered a best friend in an emotionally devastating first-person remembrance titled Jesus of Suburbia: A holiday tale, of sorts for the weekly Detroit publication, Metro Times.