Taken Before Their Time #347

Rock music has lost many notable artists recently, many who I grew up listening to. It seems that the generation that is just 10-15 years older than me are starting to gig in that great stage in the sky a little too early. Look who we have lost (and their ages) in the past year:

Glenn Frey of the Eagles (67) David Bowie (69) Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead (70) Phil Taylor of Motörhead (61) John Bradbury of The Specials (62) Natalie Cole (65) Jim Diamond (64) Errol Brown of Hot Chocolate (71) Cilla Black (72) Steve Strange of Visage (55) Chris Squire of Yes (67) Bob Burns of Lynyrd Skynyrd (64) Leslie Gore (68) Demis Roussos (68)

Image source: Classic Rock Bob.

All these music icons were in their sixties or early seventies - it has indeed been a terrible few months for music. Of course in my youth I would have thought of anyone older than 50 was ancient, but the ages of the above are uncomfortably close to this 56 year old.  

Please - God? Take no more, or at least wait until they are too old to rock.