Wilko Johnson has terminal Cancer ....

[Fab Foodie]

That's bloody sad

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/jan/09/wilko-johnson-terminal-cancer

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Sounds like he's determined to go out in style though!

 

[Primal Scream]

Thatis very sad...............Part of the sounds of my Youth

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Sad news - great guy, great guitar player.

 

[vernon]

 

[PaulB]

I LOVE watching Wilko onstage; once he goes off on a manic run, my soul is filled with happiness. He brings a real aura to his virtuoso performances and it's great watching Norman Watt-Roy wrestling his bass next to him. He's played in our humble town about ten times and I saw him six times and look forward to his appearances whenever they're announced. This is such sad news.

 

[Fnaar]

 

[Minotier]

I am so sad to hear this. Wilko is still one of the best live acts about and I hope I get to see him again.
I was in the audience on Feelgood's Stupidity album and also saw him several times with the Brilliant Blockheads and of course with The Wilko Johnson Band.
Superb guitarist, his style gives the sound of three guitars at once.
This will be three Blockheads lost to this awful disease. So,so sad!.

Here is a lesson from the Master himself.


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPg9P1q2icA

 

[ianrauk]

I work with Wilko so it's very upsetting news.

 

[Minotier]

I work with Wilko so it's very upsetting news.

Difficult as it maybe ianrauk, maybe if you get chance, let him know how grateful we are for him changing the course of British music and putting an end to all those god awful 40 minute plus guitar solos that were the craze in the mid 70's and the energy he put back into live music.

 

[PaulB]

"White knuckle telecaster abuse' indeed. And it never sounded better. Still, he'll presumably be able to recreate this!
View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlZ1KLkKh0g

 

[shouldbeinbed]

Sad news when it came out the other day. Can't say I blame him saying no to the chemo and radiotherapy if its just going to prolong an existence rather than give him a life.

 

[ColinJ]

Wow - he has an amazingly positive attitude to this! (Link)

 

[ianrauk]

I am so pleased to have had the pleasure of working with him the past few years, not only on the Oil City Confidential movie, but also his last couple of albums, his up coming album and his last tour. A great man. A friendly man. A funny man. A legend.

 

[slowmotion]

In case anybody has forgotten, here is Wilko in 1975.....fantastic!

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