Today legendary singer Nick Cave announced that his son Jethro has died aged just 31, seven years after his teenage son Arthur died.
Jethro, whose mother is model Beau Lazenby, lived in Melbourne and was released from prison two days before his death, it has been reported.
He was jailed in April after pleading guilty to violently assaulting his mother.
Nick, 64, said in a statement: "With much sadness, I can confirm that my son, Jethro, has passed away. We would be grateful for family privacy at this time."
Seven years ago, Nick and wife Susie lost their 15-year-old son Arthur when he fell from a cliff in Brighton after experimenting with LSD.
The schoolboy, whose twin Earl marked his 20th birthday two years ago, was found lying unconscious on a coastal path below the steep ledge by passers-by who desperately tried to carry out first aid.
Arthur, who devastated pals said was "always happy and smiling", was pronounced dead after being airlifted to a local hospital.
The family described Arthur as a "beautiful, happy loving boy" at the time of his death.
Later Cave and his band The Bad Seeds released Ghosteen, a potent exploration of grief written following Arthur's death.
In one heart-wrenching post written in 2018 on his website The Red Hand Files, Nick spoke about how he and his wife still feel their son's presence.
Nick wrote: "I feel the presence of my son, all around, but he may not be there.
"I hear him talk to me, parent me, guide me, though he may not be there.
"He visits Susie in her sleep regularly, speaks to her, comforts her, but he may not be there."
In September, Nick announced he will release a memoir about his grief, following Arthur's death, which was scheduled for publication in autumn this year.
The book, Faith, Hope and Carnage, discusses the musician's personal life over the last six years since Arthur's passing.
The work has been drawn from over 40 hours of interview time with Sean O'Hagan, who Cave, 63, has known for 30 years.
Nick has rarely discussed Arthur's death, but a period of reflection during lockdown inspired him to work on the new book.
The frontman said: "It has been a strange, anchoring pleasure to talk to Sean O'Hagan through these uncertain times."
"This is the first interview I’ve given in years. It's over 40 hours long," he added.
He also said that the lengthy time he spent on the book "should do me for the duration, I think," indicating that he doesn't plan to discuss this difficult time in his life again.
O'Hagan said at the time of the announcement: "This is a book of intimate and often surprising conversations in which Nick Cave talks honestly about his life, his music and the dramatic transformation of both wrought by personal tragedy."
