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The Associated Press is reporting that the man who shot guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott once told a friend that Abbott's former band, PANTERA, stole his lyrics.
Jeramie Brey said gunman Nathan Gale (See Photo ) once showed up at a friend's house saying he wanted to share songs he had written. The pages of lyrics were copied from PANTERA, but Gale claimed he had written them, Brey said.
"He was off his rocker," Brey told The Columbus Dispatch. "He said they were his songs, that PANTERA stole them from him and that he was going to sue them."
He later told Brey that he planned to sue PANTERA for stealing his identity. Brey and friend Dave Johnson said Gale's behavior frightened them and they distanced themselves from him several years ago. But other friends said they never considered Gale capable of violence.
On Wednesday night, the 25-year-old former Marine charged the stage at a show by Abbott's new band, DAMAGEPLAN, and gunned down four people including Abbott before a policeman fatally shot him.
Police said Friday they still didn't know Gale's motive, and they may never find out. Some witnesses said Gale yelled accusations that the revered guitarist broke up PANTERA, but police had not verified those reports.
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The Associated Press is reporting that the man who shot guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott once told a friend that Abbott's former band, PANTERA, stole his lyrics.
Jeramie Brey said gunman Nathan Gale (See Photo ) once showed up at a friend's house saying he wanted to share songs he had written. The pages of lyrics were copied from PANTERA, but Gale claimed he had written them, Brey said.
"He was off his rocker," Brey told The Columbus Dispatch. "He said they were his songs, that PANTERA stole them from him and that he was going to sue them."
He later told Brey that he planned to sue PANTERA for stealing his identity. Brey and friend Dave Johnson said Gale's behavior frightened them and they distanced themselves from him several years ago. But other friends said they never considered Gale capable of violence.
On Wednesday night, the 25-year-old former Marine charged the stage at a show by Abbott's new band, DAMAGEPLAN, and gunned down four people including Abbott before a policeman fatally shot him.
Police said Friday they still didn't know Gale's motive, and they may never find out. Some witnesses said Gale yelled accusations that the revered guitarist broke up PANTERA, but police had not verified those reports.
