RIP Keith Emerson

RIP Keith - your Moog and Hammond were part of the soundtrack of my life. Devastated about the news and even more so by the circumstances being reported. My heroes are falling and I'm seriously getting down when the likes of Chris Squire and others are passing away. I was only listening to the wonderful 'Three Fates Project'' the other day, and a dose of Karn Evil 9, Hoedown and 'The Endless Enigma' was called for tonight. Tears in my eyes during the 'Fugue' section. The World is an emptier place tonight. Deepest condolences to family and friends. Prog forever!

Boe_E wrote: This bothers me so much, that words can't even describe, and then to hear it may have been a suicide was shocking to me. Mostly , I feel empty, but I am beginning to also feel the stirring of a real, palpable rage towards Jann Wenner and his crap Rock and Roll Hall of Stupidity that sees fit to acknowledge absolute dreck, but ignores Yes and ELP, and King Crimson. Mostly I feel regret, that in the past 2 years, and especially so far in 2016, we have lost many of the greats of music, from Daevid Allen and Chris Squire, to Bowie, and now Keith Emerson. How is this possible?

R.I.P. to the greatest keyboard player the UK has ever produced!

This bothers me so much, that words can't even describe, and then to hear it may have been a suicide was shocking to me. Mostly , I feel empty, but I am beginning to also feel the stirring of a real, palpable rage towards Jann Wenner and his crap Rock and Roll Hall of Stupidity that sees fit to acknowledge absolute dreck, but ignores Yes and ELP, and King Crimson. Mostly I feel regret, that in the past 2 years, and especially so far in 2016, we have lost many of the greats of music, from Daevid Allen and Chris Squire, to Bowie, and now Keith Emerson. How is this possible?

A little part of me dies too when one of these great musical references disappears from this earthly life
Keith is/was one of them
'nough said !

Shocked is the word.

one of the best keyboarders in rock music.

lots of deaths in music recently. makes me think of a line from Shakespeare's "King Lear": "as flies to wanton boys are we to the Gods. they kill us for their sport".

R.I.P.

Very shocked in the morning ... one of my eternal heroes not only in progressive rock scene but also in my music life. 

Oh my god. No. I do not like the way 2016 is going. Keith is the greatest keyboard player of all time and that's a fact. You want to talk about the true definition of prog, you watch that man's hands fly all over the keys. Hopefully, Bowie, Squire and Emerson are making beautiful music for God up in heaven. RIP

Edited by sublime220 - March 11 2016 at 17:15

So sad, one of my faves.