From millionaire heartthrob to tragic end: The sad story of Brian Connolly

January 1983, he got a small break supporting Pat Benatar for three shows in Birmingham, Newcastle, and London — but financial disaster struck. The band was hit with a massive multimillion-pound tax bill related to their hit records, forcing Connolly to sell his house to pay it off.

Around the same time, his health began to spiral.

In 1981, he was hospitalized continue reading …