He Was A Millionaire At 20, But Died In Poverty At 30: Andy Gibb, The Youngest Of The Bee Gees

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  • @RebeccaPagcu
    @RebeccaPagcu 7 місяців тому +170

    Rest In Peace Andy, you were loved and adored by your fans.❤️

  • @anAngelisHard2find
    @anAngelisHard2find 11 місяців тому +559

    When I was 15 years of age I saw Andy Gibb skateboarding and he was truly a great skateboarder ! I was amazed and astonished as were all the girls standing together to watch him skateboading at our school. He showed up as a promise to a girl in our school but we were never told who the girl was, only that he was going to come to our school and to watch out for him. He was so beautiful, I can still see him in my mind, his long golden wavy hair streaming over his shoulders as he sped by on his skateboard. He kept smiling and proving his skill on the board. I think he had a lot of fun and energy and he was certainly a good-looking guy. He was a cheeky handsome devil at such young age. The year was 1977, he would have been 19 years of age..... It's something that I will never forget....I saw Andy Gibb with my own eyes !

  • @finch45lear
    @finch45lear 11 місяців тому +355

    Drug addiction is a terrible thing. Unfortunately, people enjoy the experience and the price is very, very high at times.

  • @michelleshafto4141
    @michelleshafto4141 11 місяців тому +319

    He would have been 66 this March, he was born the day before me. Sad, so talented and so handsome.

  • @kcook2256
    @kcook2256 8 місяців тому +323

    Please… he wasn’t greedy . His talent was enough to keep him successful. He unfortunately was caught up in an addiction that is hard for him and anyone to overcome no matter the help. It’s very sad. It also wasn’t the responsibility of his brothers to fix him. That’s something that must eventually come from within. Let him rest in peace until the time of resurrection when he will shine not in fame but life. 💕

  • @Sandra-ic7kc
    @Sandra-ic7kc 6 місяців тому +144

    Andy and The Bee Gees will always have a special place in my heart ❤️

  • @gustaaf1892
    @gustaaf1892 7 місяців тому +102

    He was never officially a BeeGee and he died as the result of a drug addiction. The break up with Victoria Principal sent him over the edge.

  • @drebaswing5079
    @drebaswing5079 11 місяців тому +199

    Andy was my teen idol. His voice was like caramel and his countenance was majestic. I remember where I was when I heard that he had died. My daughter and I were on the way to the beach; the rain was horrendous. Some news person came on the radio and announced that Andy Gibb had died. I had to pull off the road, I was so shocked. I still miss him and play his music a lot.

  • @PamHowe-j5p
    @PamHowe-j5p 11 місяців тому +329

    I loved Andy and The Bee Gees it started in grade school and remains this day. I don't believe greed killed him. I think he died of depression and his cocaine habit. He was so handsome, sweet, and talented. Very sad. I cried. 😢💔🙏

  • @elimanalili2945
    @elimanalili2945 11 місяців тому +404

    He died in drugs not greed its so sad he is a good singer.✌️🥰❤️

  • @sebastianward324
    @sebastianward324 6 місяців тому +101

    I refuse to believe that he died in poverty, his brothers would have looked after him....Period

  • @RindaJane
    @RindaJane 6 місяців тому +61

    I grew up in the 70s...
    Huge crush on Andy.
    I was so devastated when he passed away 😢

  • @cedricross2991
    @cedricross2991 10 місяців тому +75

    What a great talented guy!!! So much feeling. Nobody can come close to these TRUE ARTISTS NOWADAYS!!!!❤

  • @wendyburgess7681
    @wendyburgess7681 11 місяців тому +179

    Bottom line, Andy had an addiction. It's Sad he passed. I Loved him.

  • @MarcLudford
    @MarcLudford 11 місяців тому +232

    Tragic he died so young he had so much to give his fans but he's not forgotten

  • @wendiwonderly1419
    @wendiwonderly1419 11 місяців тому +594

    He’d have been better off if he had been less handsome with no brothers. If you or I used drugs we’d lose our jobs and soon run out of options. Andy could always leverage his good looks and famous family to go from one job to another without taking responsibility for his addiction and personal problems. By the time he started to realize this he had permanent heart muscle damage. The heart was not strong enough to pump the blood volume to the rest of the body. Then the excess fluid backs up into the lungs causing one to drown in their own fluids. The night before he died he went on an alcohol bender. The increase in fluids from the alcohol would have increased his blood volume putting further strain on his heart. We’re all going to die someday but he didn’t need to go out of this world that way. Very very sad case

  • @danlou4776
    @danlou4776 11 місяців тому +169

    Seeing his net worth at death was 5 million, I don't think the title for this video is accuarite cause if that's what you call poverty then I'd be good with that. Andy was my teen crush. Have all his albums and seen him in concert. My walls were covered in his posters. So sad he died so young.

  • @carolynmorris7303
    @carolynmorris7303 11 місяців тому +233

    Andy's brother, Maurice, warned him, that he was going to lose everything if he didn't get help for his addiction. It's sad he passed too young. He left behind a daughter, and other mourners.

  • @lusimyer
    @lusimyer 11 місяців тому +85

    He was a handsome young man,sad he had to end up as he did.
    Seems like there wasnt much lucky with the boys in that family. Even Robin and Maurice died relatively young also. My favourite was always Barry,Im so glad we still have him ❤❤❤❤

  • @lebronjames5601
    @lebronjames5601 11 місяців тому +216

    His death due to myocarditis would probably have been prevented if it happened today. Dying just 5 days after
    turning 30 it’s a tragedy. I learned about all these types of music due to my mom, 49, who loves all that music.

  • @Brembelia
    @Brembelia 11 місяців тому +92

    I can remember Andy's brothers talking about their grave concern about what was happening with Andy. Especially Barry, who seemed frantic with frustration over a perceived ending. I think it was only a matter of a couple of months; many weeks before they lost him.
    The Bee Gees were exceptional in so many ways. Not only were they outstanding artists and performers, but they were lovely people and there was a family cohesion that was enviable.
    I'm ever so glad I lived when I did to have experienced, enjoyed, and danced the nights away to their music. Forever in my heart, love forever to and for the Bee Gees.
    ❤ 😊❤

  • @charlesperez5213
    @charlesperez5213 11 місяців тому +110

    It was so sad 😢, Andy was one of my favorites, I have all his vinyls ,I was devastated when the news announced his death, he was so talented like his brothers that always back him up.He will always be remembered by his fans , I'm one of them. ♥️🇨🇺🇺🇲

  • @clairestephens4916
    @clairestephens4916 11 місяців тому +123

    I think when Victoria left him for her plastic surgeon it broke his heart tremendously and only pushed him further into addictions & drinking. It is said that one can die of a broken heart; the trauma of losing someone you love can actually do damage to the heart. IMHO this is what happened to him and the drinking only made it worse. So sad to see such a handsome guy go like that.

  • @vivianidelacerda9708
    @vivianidelacerda9708 11 місяців тому +282

    Oh, please, take this headline away and respect the family and the kid.

  • @linbdub
    @linbdub 5 місяців тому +12

    My mom LOVED Andy. She always said it broke her heart when he died.

  • @rebeccablakey2637
    @rebeccablakey2637 11 місяців тому +69

    Andy Gibb was a very gifted amd talented man that unfortunately died young. May he rest in peace knowing that his music lives in enjoyed by so many today.

  • @Alisa-b4u
    @Alisa-b4u 11 місяців тому +28

    Wow I remember when his career skyrocketed and he was so in love with Victoria Principal- how tragic to leave here so early in his life 30 years too young- such a handsome and talented young man ❤🕊️

  • @SylviaStalcup
    @SylviaStalcup 11 місяців тому +76

    He had a very difficult time dealing with the breakup from actress Victoria Principal. He had fallen hard for her and was crushed. He was younger and probably less experienced. It seemed at the time he became immersed in the drug world not long after the breakup which no doubt took a toll on his heart.😢😢 I still have some of his records. ❤

  • @laurapritchard1617
    @laurapritchard1617 11 місяців тому +65

    Andy should've been told that he needed to be himself and not act like his brother, Barry. Wish he was still alive.😢

  • @rosarioreside3327
    @rosarioreside3327 11 місяців тому +39

    What do you do with millions of money if you died early in life . Money is useless.. About Andy, will he enjoy his wealth what he pleases!May he Rest In Peace 🙏Thanks for sharing!

  • @keetahbrough
    @keetahbrough 7 місяців тому +10

    he and jon erik hexum. both men, childhood crushes. both beautiful and fragile and free. gone in the blink of an eye but their memory remains stored, with flowers, forevermore.

  • @sumi1956
    @sumi1956 7 місяців тому +33

    Such a tragic loss of a talented singer, so writer and performer. What really annoys me is the industry itself is ready to fall over you when you are famous and have a lot to give, but when you are on a decline, emotionally and mentally, instead of trying to give advice and get help, for that person, who is their artist that they are making money from, they cut them off which only exasperates the mental problems that they are having which only leads to more substance abuse. It takes strength and conviction to be able to distance yourself from the party going drugtaking industry. God rest his soul in peace.

  • @deborahjohnson1441
    @deborahjohnson1441 11 місяців тому +54

    I'm tired if people blaming Victoria Principal for Andy's downfall and death. He was already doing drugs before they met. After his guest appearance on the sitcom Gimme A Break, he was dating the actress who played the oldest daughter. She also said Andy's drug use ended things between them. Andy tried rehab various times. I read that when he would get out of rehab, he went back to the drug dealers. Everything he lost- co-hosting Solid Gold, a Broadway play, etc was due to drugs. So sad and tragic. RIP Andy 💔💔😢🙏

  • @californiagirl1579
    @californiagirl1579 11 місяців тому +80

    I love Andy Gibbs ❤ & brothers B.Gees they definitely can sing i didn't know he passed away at 30 yrs. So young rest in peace andy👑🙏🏽🕊❤️

  • @debbieproffitt4464
    @debbieproffitt4464 11 місяців тому +98

    He was the first poster that hung on my wall as a young girl. Victoria Principal only used him for publicity and where was his so called loving family at when the press and others were constantly comparing him to his brothers. They should have spoke out and said that he was a great talented performer and not a wannabe bee gee. It's not easy to live in someone else's shadow. He's gone way to soon. But his music will live on FOREVER!!

  • @TxNWmn
    @TxNWmn 11 місяців тому +74

    I'm sadden to learn that Andy Gibb was suffering w/depression and anxiety... the music industry is full of evil people that have zero compassion nor care what drugs do to young artists. These young (or mature) artists are known as "cash cows", they're worth more dead than alive.
    I remember my sister and I had gone to shoot some hoops at our old middle school, when our brother showed up and told us that Andy Gibb had passed away... I was so stunned! I cried, went home and played his greatest hits album over and over.😢
    He was too young to have died like that... R.I.P. Andy Gibb.🥀

  • @LanaLandon
    @LanaLandon 11 місяців тому +49

    That's not true. Victoria Principle broke his heart and the cocaine didn't help.

  • @Soulgirl661
    @Soulgirl661 6 місяців тому +21

    Addiction is an illness not greed. This was repetitive, saying very little about this amazing , beautiful man

  • @PInk77W1
    @PInk77W1 11 місяців тому +83

    Just say no to drugs

  • @deniseliberato1772
    @deniseliberato1772 11 місяців тому +61

    Poor Andy, i remember when he passed, i was a kid when his music came out & loved his songs. Thats a sad story. He could od had it all, actually Everything 💔

  • @LisaGemini
    @LisaGemini 11 місяців тому +109

    My sister had the biggest crush on Andy. Such a sad story. Drug addiction, depression, and anxiety have killed many stars. Such a sad, sad story. Too bad his family couldn't convince him to stop ruining his finances and health. Losing his recording contract had to be a huge blow. I remember when he died, some wanted to blame Victoria Principal. Cocaine causes heart failure. Just a tragic story! Thirty is a very short life indeed.

  • @dmberube1970
    @dmberube1970 9 місяців тому +860

    Drugs killed him, not greed. You should change your headline!! It's misleading!!

  • @juliecoleman6431
    @juliecoleman6431 11 місяців тому +102

    Such a shame, good looking guy, what a pity he went down the wrong way but it shows it can happen to anyone, he looks and sounds like young Barry, RIP

  • @sandramoy2477
    @sandramoy2477 11 місяців тому +102

    He was a darling 😢😢

  • @musicmamma
    @musicmamma 11 місяців тому +60

    God, i had a major crush on Andy as a 70s teen....So sad the way he died.

  • @shannonsteiner5303
    @shannonsteiner5303 6 місяців тому +13

    There’s a reason why the rest of the Gibb family never settled in Los Angeles. It could be a dangerous place for the young, being influenced by artists that led a hedonistic lifestyle. This is true to this day, how many stars are coming forward now, to speak of the things they endured by people who said they would mentor them. His family all wanted him to come home, to Miami, or England. He must have met people that led him down a fatal path. When you already suffer with some mental health issues drugs seem an easy way of escaping. I think it’s quite sad that Andy could not see in himself what all of his fans saw in him. I miss him, and strangely, I haven’t played one of his LPs since the day I heard he died.

  • @maikolmaikol64
    @maikolmaikol64 7 місяців тому +10

    Andy was never ever greedy he was the most kind hearted generous person but when he moved to l.a. the wolves got don't you ever say he was greedy r.i.p.andy we love you

  • @zacc1602
    @zacc1602 11 місяців тому +52

    Same problem with Whitney Houston
    cocaine addiction

  • @MarleneDouglas-u5n
    @MarleneDouglas-u5n 11 місяців тому +32

    This might sound harsh but he died doing what he loved. He didnt want the same life as his brothers. The person has to decided what they want. You can only lead the horse to water.

  • @bronteroadmusic
    @bronteroadmusic 11 місяців тому +82

    Andy wasn't a member of the Bee Gees. He was their brother.

  • @carolbowen1693
    @carolbowen1693 11 місяців тому +80

    I don't think he ever got over Victoria Principal

  • @DianeOliver-cu3kj
    @DianeOliver-cu3kj 11 місяців тому +65

    His Brothers tried to tell him what was going to. happen to his career & all his luxuries if he didn’t stay away from the drugs but he didn’t listen. They tried to help him but he didn’t finally get off drugs till it had already damaged his health then being depressed ( he suffered from depression) on his birthday he went on an alcohol bender that ended his life because of his heart problem but he was Off Drugs & had been for a while. So sad he was so talented & good looking with so much opportunity. 💙😢

  • @friedaticer3156
    @friedaticer3156 5 місяців тому +13

    How can you claim that he was greedy,the man got hooked on drugs and eventually caused his demise. He was a brilliant talent and gave his all in his concerts! R.I.P.🥀

  • @lisalooney4633
    @lisalooney4633 6 місяців тому +25

    Not greed. Didnt know how to manage his money. Fell prey to drugs. His family took care of him.

  • @workingman-xl6xh
    @workingman-xl6xh 11 місяців тому +70

    Andy's father and one brother (Maurice) had a problem with drinking, so I wonder if addiction/depression was genetic.

  • @stacyneuman8619
    @stacyneuman8619 7 місяців тому +6

    I loved all of the Gibb brothers Andy was great, it was sad what happened to him.He died when I was in high school and they announced it over the load speaker,I was devastated but it made me love The Bee Gees even more.

  • @westyraviz
    @westyraviz 11 місяців тому +116

    He was not the youngest of The Bee Gees. He was never part of The Bee Gees. And he wasn’t the youngest of 5 brothers, but youngest of 4.

  • @robinc1734
    @robinc1734 11 місяців тому +15

    It's so tragic. It still hurts deep in me knowing u're gone. Your vocal timbre with all its pathos touched my soul like no other artists. Andy, I will always love u, forever and ever.

  • @missmuffet3874
    @missmuffet3874 11 місяців тому +82

    He was gorgeous. x

  • @drumz700
    @drumz700 11 місяців тому +63

    COCOAINE KILLS..LONG TERM DAMAGE

  • @carolynmorris7303
    @carolynmorris7303 11 місяців тому +65

    A star that went out too soon.

  • @A.F.U-A
    @A.F.U-A 11 місяців тому +61

    He wasn’t the youngest of the beegees. He was the youngest Gibbs brother.

  • @alvinfrazier4152
    @alvinfrazier4152 6 місяців тому +13

    Too much fame, money, and drugs is often the demise of many a young stars. RIP Andy.

  • @melaniemason4049
    @melaniemason4049 11 місяців тому +39

    My walls were plastered in Andy Gibb photos and his brothers the bee gees it's such a shame his life was cut so short through drugs waste of superb talent. Rip Andy gone but never forgotten

  • @steventritton4245
    @steventritton4245 11 місяців тому +19

    I worked with Kim Reeder as manager of our office in south west Sydney back in 2007-08.

  • @berniepascua9218
    @berniepascua9218 11 місяців тому +15

    That proves that drugs and alcohol addiction can pull you down even you are well known. You will have a hard time to rehabilitate your self. Sometimes being known and famous is toxic when you don't know how to handle it. So sad!

  • @SL-fu7sh
    @SL-fu7sh 7 місяців тому +43

    Andy WAS NOT GREEDY! He was a wounded soul!

  • @LizaLopez-l2g
    @LizaLopez-l2g 11 місяців тому +46

    Love his music "Don't Throw it Away"

  • @greywolf4784
    @greywolf4784 11 місяців тому +25

    it was not greed that killed him but insecurities and fame.

  • @moonchildluvsbobcrane
    @moonchildluvsbobcrane 11 місяців тому +39

    No his heart killed him from past drug abuse

  • @jonathanmendoza4254
    @jonathanmendoza4254 Місяць тому +2

    Andy was a good guy... Only hooked by drugs to deal with his anxiety... Dont paint a bad name for him. Though, i was born in the year 1979. I learn Andy's songs 2024, and feel in love with it. Study his songs which now im trying to do covers - #COVERJonathanMendoza.. ❤🎉 I love Andy Gibb. Words and Music is my most favorite.

  • @nicolesallie5278
    @nicolesallie5278 6 місяців тому +8

    I’ve always loved the Bee Gee’s and the sound of their music …..R.I.P. Andy

  • @RageBaby587
    @RageBaby587 11 місяців тому +76

    Can't get over the resemblance of Andy Gibb to Heath Ledger . . .

  • @Elizabeth-d5l
    @Elizabeth-d5l 6 місяців тому +6

    I'm 60 now, but when I was younger, I loved Andy Gibb so good looking

  • @dignarobles2132
    @dignarobles2132 6 місяців тому +18

    Gone so young, he had a lot ahead of his future. Really drugs ruin anyone no matter the status in life.

  • @jonathanmendoza4254
    @jonathanmendoza4254 11 місяців тому +39

    😢😢😢...i missed the BEEGEES and of course ANDY GIBBS...❤

  • @danielfegley2735
    @danielfegley2735 11 місяців тому +29

    Being separate from his brother help his career grow I preferred him over the bee gee's because he sang at a slightly deeper voice but when Disco died in the 80's so did his career even his brothers disappeared some went R&B but were over shadowed by hard rock

  • @leeyaferguson9019
    @leeyaferguson9019 11 місяців тому +20

    His family loved him. Always.❤❤

  • @theresawatkins-lj8pw
    @theresawatkins-lj8pw 11 місяців тому +55

    He was Amazing!!! But gone too soon. ❤

  • @tobyihli9470
    @tobyihli9470 11 місяців тому +36

    Andy’s Achilles heel was alcohol. I suspect the problem was hereditary. His liver may have always been deficient, even before the introduction of the alcohol. He died from the accumulative affects of what alcohol did to his body. He died, I almost hate to say it, a lowly drunk. His faulty liver caused his body to suffer as much damage from alcohol as someone who drank steadily for 50 years.
    You see, if his liver didn’t process the alcohol as quickly as a normal person, than he stayed under the influence longer with less alcohol. His alcoholism progressed faster and much harder than say a person whose liver processes alcohol normally. His liver pickled him. Probably hereditary. The liver, of course.
    I have seen many hard core alcoholics get drunk, stumbling and slurred speech after just two beers. The alcohol simply didn’t convert very well and it accumulated in their blood.
    I know it doesn’t help much, but I do feel sorry for these kind of alcoholics. They got dealt a bad hand of cards.
    I’m a different kind of alcoholic.

  • @lucy661000
    @lucy661000 6 місяців тому +6

    Always loved him it really broke my heart to learn of his passing. He did so many duets with other more popular artists and made the song a hit. So very sad the industry preys on kind people like him. I understand it was his choice to do drugs but I can't help but think those producers and some other celebrities just used him. Rip Andy, Maurice and Robin I'll never forget your talent.

  • @gomogomez7300
    @gomogomez7300 11 місяців тому +43

    R.I.P. Andy!💙🌈

  • @arfriedman4577
    @arfriedman4577 11 місяців тому +39

    I remember hearing when he passed away. I was shocked. I loved his music.
    Not enough people talk about Andy. They speak of the bee gees more.

  • @donaldmosteller5876
    @donaldmosteller5876 Місяць тому +1

    I'll always Love The Bee Gees they were the best in my air Andy was 6 months older than me but I still love all the Bee Gees and I miss him too thank you!!!

  • @Rita-yw2tn
    @Rita-yw2tn 11 місяців тому +40

    I always thought that Andy was the most handsome of all the brothers. He and Victoria were a beautiful couple too . Sadly he was taken way to soon he was so young .

  • @lesleycooper7544
    @lesleycooper7544 11 місяців тому +26

    Barry loved him so much HE TRIED TO HELP HIM XXXX

  • @waterwoman901
    @waterwoman901 11 місяців тому +24

    Cocain ruined Andy 's heart, it's just that simple

  • @catalhuyuk7
    @catalhuyuk7 11 місяців тому +14

    We share the same birthdate and both babies of the family.
    Except, you’ve never heard of me.
    RIP Andy!

  • @TheRedDevil_NC
    @TheRedDevil_NC 6 місяців тому +2

    His early songs with all the Beegees stuff in the mid to late 70s were some of my favorites as a kid. Wished it would have turned out different for him

  • @rhondagrider4803
    @rhondagrider4803 7 місяців тому +12

    To the people who are saying his brothers didn't help him THAT IS FALSE!! BARRY, ROBIN & MAURICE worried 😯 constantly about their baby brother ANDY!! They were trying to get ANDY to join the BEEGEES right before he died!! They were ALWAYS CONCERNED about his health and lived in fear 😱 of losing him to death!! Unfortunately that is what happened!! A couple of years ago BARRY GIBB gave a concert singing their hits, some of ANDY'S hits and said how much he LOVES them and misses all 3 of his brothers!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ RIP MAURICE, ROBIN & ANDY GIBB!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ I have ALWAYS LOVED ALL OF THEM & APPRECIATE their TALENTS in the music industry!! GOD BLESS BARRY, his children and his brothers children, STAY SAFE & GOOD HEALTH ALWAYS for the GIBB FAMILY!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @hourglasstv01
    @hourglasstv01 11 місяців тому +38

    Listening again still sounds good

  • @Butterflies-are-free
    @Butterflies-are-free 26 днів тому +1

    What a beautiful, beautiful man

  • @martinschulz9381
    @martinschulz9381 11 місяців тому +9

    I remember he was huge here in the U.S. in the 70s. The girls loved him and his music. Too bad he couldn't get it together.

  • @erichfischer8064
    @erichfischer8064 6 місяців тому +2

    I never knew he did a duet with Irene Cara. "Shadow Dancing" is still the best Andy song. RIP Andy

  • @haralambostsaktserlis9658
    @haralambostsaktserlis9658 11 місяців тому +72

    Great performer...Sad what happened to him.

  • @Linda-in9ns
    @Linda-in9ns 3 дні тому +2

    Cute guy. Big fan of him. RIP ❤️🥀😒🎵

  • @jonyjoe8464
    @jonyjoe8464 5 місяців тому +2

    The magnitude of his greatness will never be forgotten.

  • @karin10987
    @karin10987 11 місяців тому +23

    We can all discuss the " why and thoughts about his death.."
    But I think the only reall thing is that no father or mother , family or relative should been thrown into this kind of greeve missing and still loving. No matter how famous...
    😢❤

  • @anAngelisHard2find
    @anAngelisHard2find 11 місяців тому +23

    Thank you for this presentation. He did so much in a short amount of time. He was also in NZ a lot. He moved so much !

  • @karenstyles2623
    @karenstyles2623 6 місяців тому +17

    Fame and money doesn't buy happiness..,... most famous people get on drugs or die by suicide. God provides fame and fortune by providing the talent in the first place. Use your talents for God's purpose.😊😊😊😊