the hand of john curley Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Hi, Just got an email from the Mick Karn website....it would appear that he has been diagnosed with Cancer.....devastated....Mick was the reason I picked up Bass 20 odd years ago.....Life is truly a bitch... Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stingray5 Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 [quote name='the hand of john curley' post='857830' date='Jun 4 2010, 11:28 PM']Hi, Just got an email from the Mick Karn website....it would appear that he has been diagnosed with Cancer.....devastated....Mick was the reason I picked up Bass 20 odd years ago.....Life is truly a bitch... Matt[/quote] Holy moly! I just replied to 'facemans' post regarding an old friend of his who has lung cancer and the next thread notification I get is telling me Mick Karn has cancer. Bad news indeed. Like many here, I've always admired Mick Karn's unique style as both a bassist/musician and also an artist/sculptor. I hope they have caught this in time and he is with us for many years to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Oh sh*t no! I echo Stingray5 and hope that indeed he is with us for many more years to come! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Crikey, thats bad news. He is a seriously talented player and I hope he makes a full recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkHorse Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 [quote name='dood' post='857905' date='Jun 5 2010, 01:47 AM']Oh sh*t no! I echo Stingray5 and hope that indeed he is with us for many more years to come![/quote] +100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voxpop Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Very sad....... I, like many of us Basschatters got into playing the bass because of Micks creative playing and unique sound. My thoughts are with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneknob Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Very sad news. Full story on [url="http://www.mickkarn.net/"]http://www.mickkarn.net/[/url] - including a link to paypal to give your donations of support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanbass1 Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 (edited) Very sad. I never really paid much attention to Mick until I saw him in the Midge Ure band playing one of those Princes Trust gigs back in '88. He was phenominal and extremely versatile on his fretless [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-dEEwhTRWI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-dEEwhTRWI[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMpXxnkOY3I"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMpXxnkOY3I[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln_mk11MqYI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln_mk11MqYI[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQKLi0Ii_y0&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQKLi0Ii_y0...feature=related[/url] Edited June 5, 2010 by alanbass1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatback Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 My #1 hero Hope it turns out alright for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SickPuppy Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 If its the advanced stages of the Big C its never good, loved Mick and loved Japan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbsley Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Very very sad news. Awful. Just a brilliant bassist imho, with a truly unique sound and style. Pretty much single-handedly inspired me to pick up a bass all those years ago - I recall it was back in his late Japan, Midge, and early solo days. And there's still loads of his basswork that I can't play. I really hope he can beat this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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