Paul Hester, the drummer and backing vocalist with Split Enz and then Crowded House, was in that mould. He was extrovert and charismatic on stage and he was a natural mimic and comedian ...

Paul Hester, the drummer for the New Zealand pop band Crowded House, was found dead Saturday near his home in Melbourne, Australia. He was 46. The band's later albums were hits in Australia and in ...

Paul Hester, 46, onetime drummer with the Australian pop band Crowded House, died of an apparent suicide in Melbourne, Australia. Hester was found hanged Saturday in a park near his home ...

According to ambulance officers who discovered Paul Hester’s body in Elsternwick park he had “attempted suicide” and died of strangulation believed to be caused by hanging. Police have said ...

Paul Hester, 46, went missing on Friday. His body was found Saturday in a park near his home in the southern city of Melbourne, said Metropolitan Ambulance Service spokeswoman Liraje Memishi.

Australian music is in shock today at news of the death of Paul Hester at the age of just 46. The musician was found dead in a Melbourne park on Saturday night and websites are talking of suicide.

Paul Hester, who has died aged 46, was the drummer with the two most internationally-successful bands to have come out of New Zealand, Crowded House and Split Enz. An Australian himself ...