E Street Road Manager Sullivan's Death Ruled Accidental Overdose

An autopsy has revealed that the death of Lenny Sullivan, Bruce Springsteen's cousin and the E Street Band's assistant road manager of 10 years, was caused by an accidental overdose from acute amphetamine and heroin intoxication, Kansas City's KCTV5 reports. As Rolling Stone previously reported, Springsteen's concert in Kansas City was canceled in late October after Sullivan was found dead in his hotel room. He was 36. "A warm and sensitive person, he was beloved by Bruce, the Band, the crew, and the entire Thrill Hill family," read a statement on Springsteen's Website when news broke of Sullivan's untimely death.

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Song Stories

“Let My Love Open the Door”

Pete Townshend | 1980

A peppy, hopeful love song, "Let My Love Open the Door" became a U. S. Top Ten hit for Pete Townshend in 1980, anchored by the kind of repeating synthesizer figures that he'd used in some of the Who's recordings in the previous decade. Although Townshend brushed the song off as "just a ditty" in Rolling Stone shortly after its release, in 1996 he revealed it was about love of the holiest sort. "It's supposed to be about the power of God's love," he remarked. "That when you're in difficulty, whether it's major or minor, God's love is always there for you."

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