Was andy gibb gay

Andy Gibb is best known as the Bee Gees' younger brother. He died far too young, but few people know his even darker history.

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Andy Gibb came to prominence in the late s through the early s with eight singles reaching the Top 20 of the US Hot , three of which went to No. 1: "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" (), "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water" (), and "Shadow Dancing" (). On this occasion, that love was for their then-manager, the gay icon Robert Stigwood.

“It was for Robert,” Barry Gibb told Mojo in “I say that unabashedly. He asked me to write a song for him, personally. It was written in New York and played to Otis [Redding], but, personally, it was for Robert.”. Andy had a high-profile romance with Victoria Principal that ended over his drug addictioin. Getty Images. Squeaky-clean singer Marie Osmond dated Andy — but it led with her taking legal action.

So, apparently, said pop star Andy Gibb. But while Gibb’s famous girlfriends may have emerged relatively unscathed from their romances, Gibb himself got attached quickly and suffered break-ups badly. Andy Gibb was one of the world's biggest singers for a short period in the s. While his older brothers the Bee Gees found international fame before him, he managed to carve himself a solo career of his own.

However, he struggled with personal issues throughout his life, and passed away at a young age, making us wonder what could have been for the youngest Gibb brother. He came to international fame in the late s, with six singles that reached the Top 10 in the US. Andy was born on March 5, in Manchester, and was the youngest of five children of Barbara and Hugh Gibb. His family emigrated to Australia when he was aged six months old.

However, he returned to the UK in aged nine, while his older brothers started to find international fame. Andy Gibb's success as a singer proved to be relatively brief due to struggles with drug addiction and depression. By early February , he had appeared to have beaten his drug addiction, and was ready to begin recording new material for a new album. However, he was still battling clinical depression. According to Robin Gibb, his brother "just went downhill so fast Soon after his 30th birthday, he entered John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford complaining of chest pains.

On March 10 , Gibb's doctor told him that more tests were needed to find out the cause of his pains. Later that day, he died as a result of myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle caused by a recent viral infection. At the same time that his brothers were scoring huge success in the mid-to-late s, Andy followed suit after singing to Robert Stigwood's the Bee Gees' manager label RSO Records.

However, he didn't have as much success in the UK: achieving one top 10 hit with 'An Everlasting Love'. As I grew I learned that he was famous, and that he had famous siblings, but for me he was just a guy on the end of the telephone line. I wanted to be close to him, like any daughter wants with her father. But outside forces conspired against us.

When it was announced that Andy had died, Reeder was not surprised. It was only a matter of time. Sadly, Andy was just too young to join the Bee Gees, as they were already performing and writing songs when he was just an infant. However, in early , Barry, Robin, and Maurice announced that Andy would be joining the Bee Gees which would have made them a four-member group.

Tragically, he passed away soon after. See more Latest Features. Michael Jackson. Dolly Parton. Latest Features See more Latest Features. Bee Gees. Smooth Playlists. Smooth Podcast Picks.