It seems that the more cowbell phenomenon needs to be taken a little more seriously, now more so than ever. Bruce Disraeli, a 23 year old male, was pronounced dead a little before 8 AM this morning. Diagnosis from the doctors? A brain aneurysm. Diagnosis from us? Too much Cowbell.

Phil, who wishes to keep his last name anonymous, spoke to Blue Damage for a bit about his relationship with Bruce. "He really put me through hell, I can't believe I'm not the one lying there dead," Phil said. "He would incessantly beat on that damn cowbell all hours of the day. I swear, I almost snapped several times."

Phil told us, "Bruce was a pretty normal guy, he put his pants on just like the rest of us, one leg at a time. It started off as a joke... I remember the good old days of more cowbell. We saw that SNL skit online and laughed for hours over it. Needs more cowbell, dude! A couple months ago, Bruce brought home a cowbell for shits and giggles. I'm not going to lie, it was pretty funny at first. Before I knew it, he was constantly banging on that thing, performing the hell out of it... over and over, every minute, day in, day out like it was his damn job. I suggested that he stop and he didn't like that very much. No, no... he didn't like that very much at all," Phil stuttered. He began to look extremely frightened and asked that we stop the interview.

Other friends of Bruce witnessed the same downward spiral of the cowbell obsession. "He was just always banging on it. He didn't sleep," one of his friends Sally told us. "I kind of liked Bruce at one point. I tried to get intimate with him once and he would say things like 'hey, can the cowbell join in' or 'I wonder what this would be like while playing the cowbell.' It was creepy, I stopped talking to him after that incident."

Bruce's cowbell collection had grown to an overwhelming amount; detectives at the scene counted 39. Some of the cowbells were custom made too. Apparently, he had sold his 1962 Fender Stratocaster to ease his cowbell collecting compulsion. Sure, more cowbell is great. Here at Blue Damage, we bang on cowbells all the time. However, in certain circumstances, too much cowbell can be a bad thing and even lead to death. So the next time you hear someone say "I Need More Cowbell," make sure they aren't going overboard exploring the space. If they are, don't panic. Tell them to pull it back a little, but not too much.