Amigo the Devil, the dark folk musician known for his emotional lyrics, suffered a devastating loss when his house burned down on Thursday night. The artist shared the news on Instagram, posting photos of his home in flames and the destruction afterward. The images showed a guitar case in the rubble, piles of soot, burnt wood beams, and heavy smoke damage.
In his post, he wrote:
“Everything is gone. I have both too many and too few words right now. I’m happy and grateful for all of our lives.
I’m devastated for anyone who put love, effort, and kindness into making this home what it was. All the original art, dozens of handwritten lyric books filled with songs that’ll never be, hard drives with thousands of demos throughout a lifetime and the backups of them, test pressings… the whole journey…gone. I’m horrified for the irreplaceable loss that is going through of her best friend, the best little dog that so many of you met this last tour, A lifetime of collecting is gone.
Amigo the Devil’s tragic loss
Just, a museum level of pieces that I feel I’ve failed history with. Family heirlooms, achievements, keepsakes are rubble.
Physical representations of this entire existence leave a life experienced to the degradation of memory and time now. I have so much more to say but right now it’ll all be through the lens of this hopeless feeling. We’re trying to stay positive.
We’re trying to stay hopeful. I’m trying to forget I ever wrote a song called it’s all gone but at the same time the little jokes help here and there. This was genuinely a night without mercy.”
Fans and fellow musicians have shown support and condolences after this tragic event.
Follow Amigo the Devil’s social media for more updates on his recovery from this devastating loss.
