Former Nine Inch Nails Keyboardist James Woolley Dead

James Woolley, who played keyboard for Nine Inch Nails from 1991 to 1994, died over the weekend, according to his ex-wife.Kate Van Burenannounced Woolleys death in a Facebook post on Tuesday. His cause of death is unknown at this time, but The Huffington Post has reached out to a rep for Nine Inch Nails for more information.In the post, Van Buren wrote about meeting him at a club in Los Angeles in 1991, saying it was love at first sight. She also reminisced about Woolleys years with Nine Inch Nails and spoke of his work after the band, which included a stint in Rob Halfords band 2wo and a sound design job for The Simpsons.James worked hard and played hard with NIN. He brought coolness to playing keyboards, which isnt as easy to do as playing guitar or drums, Van Buren wrote. Those years were truly magical and quite an adventure. After his time with NIN came to a close, we moved into a house in Topanga Canyon, got married and started a family.Van Buren shared photos of her ex-husband and said he was a loving father to their three children.He loved being a father, Van Buren said. Because of significant neck and spine injuries, he wasnt capable of doing a lot of physical activities with them, but he loved sitting down to paint, or teach piano, or just look at nature. He passed his amazing musical and artistic talents to all three children.Read the entire post below: -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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