greaserkat
Dude, WTF is going on??!! 2016 is not even half way done and it's already turning into the worst year of famous artists and famous people leaving us...
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pittrek
Yep, 2015 was a horrible year for Star Trek fans, 2016 (starting with December 2015) is a horrible year for music fans
Chief Mouse
Oh dear :(
Killer_queenIII
Damn. This year didn't fail to shock us in the worst way possible.
Sebastian
Less than a week ago he was still performing. Very, very sad.
matt z
I'm crumpled thinking about it. I'd heard and thought it was a joke but my stomach sank. So it had to have been real.
It's amazing how much vitriol there is from the idiot public who only know him from Purple Rain. The guy was a tiny monster of talent. An incredible musician and artist. Spiritual fellow too.
The Purple Yoda
"SOMETIMES IT SNOWS IN APRIL":
A fitting coda.
I'd been dreading this since the "likes" had started going up on my Facebook "purple Yoda" page.
Jesus. You would never have thought Prince. It was a flu. He's not very old. How sad. I hope he didn't refuse general treatment like Jim Henson
It's amazing how much vitriol there is from the idiot public who only know him from Purple Rain. The guy was a tiny monster of talent. An incredible musician and artist. Spiritual fellow too.
The Purple Yoda
"SOMETIMES IT SNOWS IN APRIL":
A fitting coda.
I'd been dreading this since the "likes" had started going up on my Facebook "purple Yoda" page.
Jesus. You would never have thought Prince. It was a flu. He's not very old. How sad. I hope he didn't refuse general treatment like Jim Henson
BETA215
PD: The Argentinian archive uploaded the full concert of Prince in Rock In Rio 1991. Check if it's in better quality than other sources.
ParisNair
It was his Super Bowl performance which made me aware of the Super Bowl itself.
Hangman_96
Will they just stop leaving us??
R.I.P.
R.I.P.
brENsKi
[QUOTE] [b]matt z wrote:[/b]
I'm crumpled thinking about it. I'd heard and thought it was a joke but my stomach sank. So it had to have been real.
It's amazing how much vitriol there is from the idiot public who only know him from Purple Rain. The guy was a tiny monster of talent. An incredible musician and artist. Spiritual fellow too.
The Purple Yoda
"SOMETIMES IT SNOWS IN APRIL":
A fitting coda.
I'd been dreading this since the "likes" had started going up on my Facebook "purple Yoda" page.
Jesus. You would never have thought Prince. It was a flu. He's not very old. How sad. I hope he didn't refuse general treatment like Jim Henson[/QUOTE]
I'm crumpled thinking about it. I'd heard and thought it was a joke but my stomach sank. So it had to have been real.
It's amazing how much vitriol there is from the idiot public who only know him from Purple Rain. The guy was a tiny monster of talent. An incredible musician and artist. Spiritual fellow too.
The Purple Yoda
"SOMETIMES IT SNOWS IN APRIL":
A fitting coda.
I'd been dreading this since the "likes" had started going up on my Facebook "purple Yoda" page.
Jesus. You would never have thought Prince. It was a flu. He's not very old. How sad. I hope he didn't refuse general treatment like Jim Henson[/QUOTE]
brENsKi
[QUOTE] [b]matt z wrote:[/b]
Jesus. You would never have thought Prince. It was a flu. He's not very old. How sad. [/QUOTE]
it wasn't 'flu. it appears he had the same "prescription painkiller addictions" that many film/rock stars suffer.
as for the list, I'd ty and be philosophical about it - if i can..
many of those i idolised or grew up watching/listening to (were 10-15 years older than myself) - they're now much older and it's generally accepted that those from the previous generation should "go first"
to coin a phrase - only two things in life are certain; death and taxes.
it'd be stupid to say that anyone under the age of 80 dies of "natural causes"
lifestyles and disease are the contributors to these "untimely" demises.
all that aside, it's quite a hurtful list, it scrapes away, trying to erase parts of our childhood, thank heavens for a reliable memory eh?
just look at the list (below) - apparently - "82 stars in four months (from christmas to date):
Jesus. You would never have thought Prince. It was a flu. He's not very old. How sad. [/QUOTE]
it wasn't 'flu. it appears he had the same "prescription painkiller addictions" that many film/rock stars suffer.
as for the list, I'd ty and be philosophical about it - if i can..
many of those i idolised or grew up watching/listening to (were 10-15 years older than myself) - they're now much older and it's generally accepted that those from the previous generation should "go first"
to coin a phrase - only two things in life are certain; death and taxes.
it'd be stupid to say that anyone under the age of 80 dies of "natural causes"
lifestyles and disease are the contributors to these "untimely" demises.
all that aside, it's quite a hurtful list, it scrapes away, trying to erase parts of our childhood, thank heavens for a reliable memory eh?
just look at the list (below) - apparently - "82 stars in four months (from christmas to date):
brENsKi
The List: Christmas 2015 - April 2016 (FOUR MONTHS !!!)
MUSIC
Prince, 57, musician and singer
Merle Haggard, 79, country music icon
Andy Newman, 73, founding member of Thunderclap
Leandro Barber, 83, Grammy-winning saxophonist
Fife Dawg, 45, Tribe Called Quest rapper
Frank Sinatra Jnr, 72, American singer
Lee Andrews, 79, doo-wop singer
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, 81, composer
Keith Emerson, 71, prog-rock keyboard legend
Sir George Martin, 90, Beatles producer
John Chilton, 83, jazz musician
Denise Matthews, 57, singer known as Vanity
Dan Hicks, 74, singer-songwriter
Maurice White, 74, Earth, Wind & Fire founder
Paul Kantner, 74, Jefferson Airplane founder
Signe Toly Anderson, 74, Jefferson Airplane singer
Colin Vearncombe, 53, singer known as Black
Jimmy Bain, 68, Rainbow bass guitarist
Glenn Frey, 67, Eagles frontman
Dale Griffin, 67, Mott the Hoople drummer
Rene Angelil, 73, music producer and Celine Dion's husband
David Bowie, 69, English singer and musician
Pierre Boulez, 90, composer
Robert Satinwood, 81, Eric Clapton and Cream manager
Paul Bley, 83, jazz pianist
Brad Fuller, 62, Tetris music composer
Stevie Wright, 68, Easybeats Singer
William Guest, 74, Gladys Knight & The Pips
Marion James, 81, American blues singer
Natalie Cole, 65, American Grammy-winning singer
Lemmy, 70, English rock musician
ENTERTAINMENT
Ken Howard, 71, veteran film and TV actor
Rita Gam, 88, actress
Barry Hines, 76, A Kestrel for a Knave author
Paul Daniels, 77, magician
Cliff Michelmore, 96, BBC presenter
Sylvia Anderson, 88, voice of Thunderbirds' Lady Penelope
Asa Briggs, 94, historian
Adrienne Corri, 85, British actress
Anita Brookner, 87, award-winning novelist
Ken Adam, 95, Dr Strangelove production designer
Michael White, 80, The Rocky Horror Picture Show producer
Nancy Reagan, 94, American First Lady
Pat Controy, 70, bestselling author
Tony Dyson, 68, British film prop designer who built the original Star Wars R2-D2 droid
Louise Plowright, 59, West End actress
Tony Warren, 79, Coronation Street creator
Frank Kelly, 77, Father Ted actor
George Kennedy, 91, Cool Hand Luke star
Tony Burton, 78, Rocky actor
Johnny Murphy, 71, The Commitments actor
Douglas Slocombe, 103, Indiana Jones cinematographer
Harper Lee, 89, author
Umberto Eco, 84, philosopher and novelist
George Gaynes, 98, Police Academy star
Margaret Forster, 77, Georgy Girl author
Daniel Gerson, 49, Monsters Inc and Big Hero 6 writer
Joe Alaskey, 63, Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck vocalist
Frank Findlay, 89, British actor
Sir Terry Wogan, 77, Irish broadcaster
Abe Vigoda, 94, The Godfather actor
George Weidenfeld, 96, newspaper columnist
Ettore Scola, 84, Italian director
Dan Haggerty, 74, Grizzly Adams star
Alan Rickman, 69, English actor
Villas Zsigmond, 85, The Deer Hunter cinematographer
Wayne Rogers, 82, American actor
MUSIC
Prince, 57, musician and singer
Merle Haggard, 79, country music icon
Andy Newman, 73, founding member of Thunderclap
Leandro Barber, 83, Grammy-winning saxophonist
Fife Dawg, 45, Tribe Called Quest rapper
Frank Sinatra Jnr, 72, American singer
Lee Andrews, 79, doo-wop singer
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, 81, composer
Keith Emerson, 71, prog-rock keyboard legend
Sir George Martin, 90, Beatles producer
John Chilton, 83, jazz musician
Denise Matthews, 57, singer known as Vanity
Dan Hicks, 74, singer-songwriter
Maurice White, 74, Earth, Wind & Fire founder
Paul Kantner, 74, Jefferson Airplane founder
Signe Toly Anderson, 74, Jefferson Airplane singer
Colin Vearncombe, 53, singer known as Black
Jimmy Bain, 68, Rainbow bass guitarist
Glenn Frey, 67, Eagles frontman
Dale Griffin, 67, Mott the Hoople drummer
Rene Angelil, 73, music producer and Celine Dion's husband
David Bowie, 69, English singer and musician
Pierre Boulez, 90, composer
Robert Satinwood, 81, Eric Clapton and Cream manager
Paul Bley, 83, jazz pianist
Brad Fuller, 62, Tetris music composer
Stevie Wright, 68, Easybeats Singer
William Guest, 74, Gladys Knight & The Pips
Marion James, 81, American blues singer
Natalie Cole, 65, American Grammy-winning singer
Lemmy, 70, English rock musician
ENTERTAINMENT
Ken Howard, 71, veteran film and TV actor
Rita Gam, 88, actress
Barry Hines, 76, A Kestrel for a Knave author
Paul Daniels, 77, magician
Cliff Michelmore, 96, BBC presenter
Sylvia Anderson, 88, voice of Thunderbirds' Lady Penelope
Asa Briggs, 94, historian
Adrienne Corri, 85, British actress
Anita Brookner, 87, award-winning novelist
Ken Adam, 95, Dr Strangelove production designer
Michael White, 80, The Rocky Horror Picture Show producer
Nancy Reagan, 94, American First Lady
Pat Controy, 70, bestselling author
Tony Dyson, 68, British film prop designer who built the original Star Wars R2-D2 droid
Louise Plowright, 59, West End actress
Tony Warren, 79, Coronation Street creator
Frank Kelly, 77, Father Ted actor
George Kennedy, 91, Cool Hand Luke star
Tony Burton, 78, Rocky actor
Johnny Murphy, 71, The Commitments actor
Douglas Slocombe, 103, Indiana Jones cinematographer
Harper Lee, 89, author
Umberto Eco, 84, philosopher and novelist
George Gaynes, 98, Police Academy star
Margaret Forster, 77, Georgy Girl author
Daniel Gerson, 49, Monsters Inc and Big Hero 6 writer
Joe Alaskey, 63, Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck vocalist
Frank Findlay, 89, British actor
Sir Terry Wogan, 77, Irish broadcaster
Abe Vigoda, 94, The Godfather actor
George Weidenfeld, 96, newspaper columnist
Ettore Scola, 84, Italian director
Dan Haggerty, 74, Grizzly Adams star
Alan Rickman, 69, English actor
Villas Zsigmond, 85, The Deer Hunter cinematographer
Wayne Rogers, 82, American actor
Jesme
I am beside myself .... And I'm so relived to be among those who " get it "
I just left a forum with a bunch of butt hurt Eagles fans whining over Glenn Frey's death not getting the Sam amount of coverage as Prince....
RIP Prince Roger Nelson
"Dearly beloved , we are gathered here today to get through this thing called life "
~ Prince ~
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6SFNW5F8K9Y
I just left a forum with a bunch of butt hurt Eagles fans whining over Glenn Frey's death not getting the Sam amount of coverage as Prince....
RIP Prince Roger Nelson
"Dearly beloved , we are gathered here today to get through this thing called life "
~ Prince ~
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6SFNW5F8K9Y
Costa86
A few weeks ago I thought "how good it is that Prince is still alive, at least we still have some legends who are still here". Fuck.
The results of yesterday's (Friday) autopsy are still not complete, so we don't yet know what killed him, but I think it might have been something which could have been prevented. And that makes it even more of a tragedy. Especially since, as far as we knew, the man lived a relatively healthy and safe lifestyle.
Just 57. He still had music in him.
Pretty soon we'll be making lists of legends who are still alive instead of those who have died.
The results of yesterday's (Friday) autopsy are still not complete, so we don't yet know what killed him, but I think it might have been something which could have been prevented. And that makes it even more of a tragedy. Especially since, as far as we knew, the man lived a relatively healthy and safe lifestyle.
Just 57. He still had music in him.
Pretty soon we'll be making lists of legends who are still alive instead of those who have died.
Costa86
It cannot be emphasised enough how forward-thinking his music was, and what a talented musician he was. He was also a very good songwriter, for his songs and for others too. Some people still don't know that 'Manic Monday' was penned by him.