in november 2001, adamson disappeared again. numerous appeals were put on the big country website asking for adamson to call home and speak to anyone in the band, the management company, or his ex-wife. the website also requested that any fans who might have been 'harbouring' the singer to contact the management company and alert them to his whereabouts. mark brzezicki and tony butler had indicated they were concerned but the reason big country had lasted so long was they stayed out of one another's personal lives, and both later noted they were unaware of the extent of adamson's problems. he was found dead in a room at the best western plaza hotel in honolulu, hawaii on 16 december 2001.