The entire planet is worse off without him."įlotsam and Jetsam guitarist Michael Gilbert remembers Kutcher for his positive attitude and values. He was afraid of nothing, and faced the world head on. "All techs out on the road could take a lesson from Chris about the old saying 'The show must go on.' He was the same way in life and with his friends. We finished that song with all four strings on the bass, and in tune. He cut off the old string, threaded the new one, and tuned the string, while Ward was playing. "Before I knew what was going on, Chris comes sliding out on stage, on his knees, right in front of Ward, with new string in hand. Jason Ward broke a bass string, which really doesn't happen very often. We are mid-set, somewhere middle America. I could go on forever about what a great person he was, but this is about the impact he had on the music industry, so this story might help shed light on what kind of a tech he was," says AK.
He was my brother and best friend for 35 years plus. Vocalist Eric "AK" Knutson knew Kutcher for more than 35 years he says they were best friends. Kutcher was part of the Flotsam and Jetsam family for decades, and his death has hit the band very hard. He was known as a loving father to his two sons, both in their early 20s, that he had with his lifetime partner - friends described him as a family man all the way. He was the owner of Scottsdale-based Aartistic Tile & Stone. Kutcher was a guitar guru, technical expert, a stage manager. He helped out an array of bands with his technical skills, like Prong, and was already helping bassist Jason Newsted in Flotsam and Jetsam before Newsted joined Metallica.
Kutcher was a part of the Flotsam and Jetsam crew since the late '80s. Forty-seven-year-old Kutcher died from his injuries, and the woman, Michelle Ayers, had a blood content that was more than three times the legal limit. Last weekend, a well-respected veteran of the scene was killed.Īccording to Phoenix police, on June 7 around 1:30 a.m., Chris Kutcher was driving east on Cactus Road when an intoxicated woman accelerated behind him, striking his SUV and sending it off the road into a tree and a concrete wall.
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