Pfisterer could also be found with the group, as an occasional substitute drummer. Forssi was a true believer, along with many new fans, in the artistic talent of Lee, and in the quality of the band. Love proved to be quite popular and successful in 1966–1968, especially in California, and Forssi was now a rock star. The band released three albums over a two-year period: (Love, Da Capo, and Forever Changes). Forssi's work on some of these has been highly praised, particularly the hit, "7 and 7 Is". After Love The success of Love was short-lived though, and the original group broke up. For a time, his considerable talent as a bassist gained him studio session work and offers to join various other rock groups. He played briefly with a band called "The Elves Themselves" and worked on a record with Jimi Hendrix. During that time Forssi had no steady job. He never again reached any level of fame. After the original members of Love scattered, Forssi moved back to Sarasota in the early 1970s, where he found fewer and fewer opportunities to use his musical talents. He mostly worked at various odd jobs over the years, his employment usually hampered by long-term substance-abuse problems which seem to have started during the years of fame. During Forssi's last years, he became very concerned about the possible existence of world political conspiracies. In the early 1990s he moved to the little town of Greenville, Florida, where his mother then lived. Forssi died in nearby Tallahassee on January 5, 1998, according to his Tallahassee Democrat obituary, due to a brain tumor. References Sources "Kenneth R. Forssi", obituary, January 13, 1998, The Tallahassee Democrat. 1943 births 1998 deaths American rock bass guitarists American male bass guitarists Love (band) members Musicians from Cleveland Protopunk musicians Sarasota High School alumni 20th-century American bass guitarists People from Greenville, Florida Guitarists from Ohio 20th-century American male musicians Deaths from brain cancer in the United States