Crowded House took a break after the Canadian leg of the Temple of Low Men tour. Neil Finn and his brother Tim recorded songs they had co-written for their own album, Finn. ... Tim jokingly agreed on the proviso that he become a member, which Neil apparently took figuratively.

Why did Tim Finn leave Crowded House?

"Tim was feeling frustrated at his shortcomings of being an instrumentalist, and Neil constantly looking over his shoulder when he was singing older Crowded House songs," Seymour says. "It just didn't work."

Which member of Crowded House committed suicide?

Fans of the 80s rock bands Split Enz and Crowded House are mourning the death of the drummer Paul Hester, who has committed suicide after a long battle with depression. Hester, 46, failed to return to his home in the fashionable Melbourne suburb of Elwood on Saturday night after walking his two dogs, Stan and Rose.