He jumped off an L.A. bridge and left a note behind in his car.
Scott was a thrill-seeker himself in his personal life, an avid rock climber who also liked driving fast cars and motorcycles. Still, filmmaking was his real thrill._____
"The biggest edge I live on is directing. That's the most scary, dangerous thing you can do in your life," Scott said in an interview for his 1995 naval adventure "Crimson Tide." ''The scariest thing in my life is the first morning of production on all my movies. It's the fear of failing, the loss of face and a sense of guilt that everybody puts their faith in you and not coming through." Tony was the first of the Scott brothers to enjoy blockbuster success with "Top Gun," starring Tom Cruise, the top-grossing film of 1986 at $176 million. Scott teamed with Cruise again four years later on the hit "Days of Thunder." He also had a sequel to "Top Gun" in development.
A blast from the past: Musician Scott McKenzie, who will always be remembered for that "Summer of Love" song, "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair"), written by John Phillips, has died. He was 73 years old and died Saturday.
The song may be dated, but it had a beautiful arrangement.
McKenzie wrote the Beach Boys' hit "Kokomo."
McKenzie suffered for a number of years from Guillain-Barre Syndrome.
A live version:
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