RIP 2019
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Still find it bonkers he played on a Public Image Ltd album.
Johnny Rotten and Ginger Baker...? I’d get out of the way.
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I really like Ginger, but he was too much of a jazz snob for my liking and rarely-if-ever said anything complimentary about rock music or musicians. I’ve always believed he had a massive ego and was equally insecure. He had talent though, that’s for certain.
I love jazz music probably more than most, but I’m not a purist, and can enjoy the Pistols every bit as much as I love Coltrane.
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@MajorRage said in RIP 2019:
Pretty disappointing that the article slant is more in his volatility than his music innovation.
True, but that’s like an obituary of Elizabeth Taylor and not mentioning the multiple marriages. Ginger had a very difficult time managing relationships, and that’s probably why his recording & performing output is significantly less than it might otherwise have been had he had the ability to work with partners for any stretch of time. His volatility is a huge part of his character. In many respects reminds me of Artie Shaw, a perfectionist musician who had difficulty with relationships. Perfectionists can be geniuses ... and difficult to live & work with.
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@Salacious-Crumb said in RIP 2019:
@MajorRage said in RIP 2019:
Pretty disappointing that the article slant is more in his volatility than his music innovation.
True, but that’s like an obituary of Elizabeth Taylor and not mentioning the multiple marriages. Ginger had a very difficult time managing relationships, and that’s probably why his recording & performing output is significantly less than it might otherwise have been had he had the ability to work with partners for any stretch of time. His volatility is a huge part of his character. In many respects reminds me of Artie Shaw, a perfectionist musician who had difficulty with relationships. Perfectionists can be geniuses ... and difficult to live & work with.
Tl:dr ? There no getting away from the fact he was a complete prick
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@Salacious-Crumb said in RIP 2019:
@MajorRage said in RIP 2019:
Pretty disappointing that the article slant is more in his volatility than his music innovation.
True, but that’s like an obituary of Elizabeth Taylor and not mentioning the multiple marriages. Ginger had a very difficult time managing relationships, and that’s probably why his recording & performing output is significantly less than it might otherwise have been had he had the ability to work with partners for any stretch of time. His volatility is a huge part of his character. In many respects reminds me of Artie Shaw, a perfectionist musician who had difficulty with relationships. Perfectionists can be geniuses ... and difficult to live & work with.
Tl:dr ? There no getting away from the fact he was a complete prick
There's been lots of complete pricks - this bloke was different in that his drumming created modern musical genres.
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Gary Rhodes as well.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=12289044
Real shock.
Trailblazer.
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I loved his unreliable memoirs. Funny and sad and very self deprecating. His last Larkin book was very clever. It’s not a surprise he’s gone as he’s been unwell for a while, but sad all the same. RIP Clive.
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Bob Willis
Mop haired Pommie fast bowler.
Famous for his 8 for 43 in the 'Phoenix from the Ashes' test, and being caught in the gully off Hadlee to give us our first test win v England.
Prostate cancer.
P.S. on googling I didn't realise Graham Dilley had passed away in 2011
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Another bird bites the dust. 😔
Caroll Spinney, Big Bird Muppeteer for Nearly 50 Years, Dies at 85
Caroll Spinney, the big-hearted Muppeteer who played 'Sesame Street' character Big Bird for almost a half-century, died at 85.
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