Losing a Friend
March 11th, 2009 by Nick
The Senate has lost a friend.
Our longtime friend and promoter Brian Robinson passed away on Saturday night of natural causes. We send our condolences to his family and closest circle of friends.
Brian’s influence and guidance helped The Senate tremendously through our youth as a band. He helped us navigate the murky waters between playing music as a group, and becoming a band. His only request to us was that we become better at our little parts of the whole, and in doing so make the whole bigger than it’s little parts. Brian was constantly pushing us, prodding us, encouraging us to step outside of what we thought we could do. He made us better musicians, better performers, better writers and better people. He was a consummate giver, and he was a friend.
It is no exaggeration to say we would not be the band we are today, without Brian. The sweet sounds of his beloved Phish carried him to a better place. He will be missed.