This day in music history.

December 5, 1993, Guitarist, Douglas Hopkins (Gin Blossoms) shoots himself in the head at his home in Tempe, Ariz. He is 32 years old at the time of his death. Hopkins was fired from the band the previous year because of his drinking habit. He died broke even though he wrote the hits "Hey Jealousy" and "Found Out About You", the Gin Blossoms did not pay his royalties.
Hey Jealousy by The Gin Blossoms
Tell me do you think itd be all right
If I could just crash here tonight
You can see Im in no shape for driving
And anyway I've got no place to go
And you know it might not be that bad
You were the best Id ever had
If I hadn't blown the whole thing years ago
I might not be alone
Tomorrow we can drive around this town
And let the cops chase us around
The past is gone but something might be found
To take its place...
hey Jealousy
And you can trust me not to think
And not to sleep around
If you don't expect too much from me
You might not be let down
Cause all I really want is to be with you
Feeling like I matter too
If I hadn't blown the whole thing years ago
I might be here with you
Tomorrow we can drive around this town
And let the cops chase us around
The past is gone but something might be found
To take its place...
hey Jealousy
She took my heart
there's only one thing I couldn't start