This summer, Gotye assured fans he was alive and well after rumours he had committed suicide circulated on Twitter July 1st. His real name, Wouter De Backer, was said to have shot himself in the head. As the rumours swirled, Gotye tweeted, “I’m not dead.” Bandmate Tim Shiel also posted a message and sarcastically poked fun at the situation, adding, “It saddens me to confirm the news of Gotye’s passing – he suffered cardiac arrest while flying a unicorn over a double rainbow.”