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When it comes to levels of Phoenix fame, Rain Phoenix, whose birth name is Rain Joan of Arc Bottom, is fairly recognizable. It probably doesn’t hurt that she looks a lot like her younger brother, Joaquin.
Rain was forced to grow up fast, in part because she was there with Joaquin the night their brother, River, overdosed in 1993. She talked about his death in a 2011 interview with The Guardian. “Of course there is a sadness with not seeing him in the physical world but everything I do, he is a part of.”
Rain is a talented musician who joined River’s band, Aleka’s Attic, at the age of 16, per The Guardian. After his death, she completed all of his unmixed songs. “And that was hugely healing -– just spending that time listening to my brother. After I finished, I didn’t feel the need to release the music. It was enough,” she said.
In 2019, Rain found herself in a very different place, releasing an entire album, titled River, on the 26th anniversary of her sibling’s death. “Now I feel a sense of joy to share my brother with others,” she said. “But it’s taken a long time to get here.”
Written by: Nicki
