![]() ![]() ![]() An example to all of us, he worked right up until has passing and left us with one of the best albums of his storied career – yes, even compared to his iconic 70s and 80s classics. He was struggling with cancer but chose to keep his illness private and focused on his work. A number of very important artists died during the year – Bowie, Prince, Glenn Frey, Keith Emerson, Paul Kantner, Leonard Cohen, Leon Russell, Greg Lake and George Michael to name a few.īowie was first, on January 10th, just 2 days after the release of Blackstar. Sadly, she took a terrible turn for the worse shortly afterward.Ģ016 was an especially hard year for rock deaths. I was fortunate to have a long conversation with her in February when it appeared that her late 2016 surgery had bought her more time. A few weeks ago I lost a very dear friend of mine at the far too young age of 61 after a short but very nasty battle with cancer. Today marks the 39th year anniversary of my father’s passing. My mind has been unnaturally fixated on mortality lately. ![]()
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