Title: RIP John Martyn
Post by: nickliv on January 30, 2009, 04:17:48 pm
Passed away yesterday, aged 60. Sad loss.
Title: Re: RIP John Martyn
Post by: TobyAnscombe on January 30, 2009, 04:30:50 pm
Nick - Somehow I am not suprised that you like him :D
I got to see him live a couple of times - my friends mum took me (although she wasnt a cradle snatcher, I was at least 22 by that point :police:)
I got to see him live a couple of times - my friends mum took me (although she wasnt a cradle snatcher, I was at least 22 by that point :police:)
Title: Re: RIP John Martyn
Post by: oldtimer on January 30, 2009, 05:53:11 pm
John was a magician with a guitar and as soulful a singer as you could ever wish to hear. I was fortunate enough to meet him (in the early 80s) quite by chance in hotel bar and spend a few hours with him and his (second) wife. He was then, and remains forever, my musical hero. As a man who had little time for the concept of celebrity the press would often get the sharp end of his view of the world - for the few hours (and many, many beers and 'sundries') I shared with him I found him to be a very warm and generous man in spirit and demeanour.
The poetry of his lyrics and the richness of his sound will never be forgotten.
The poetry of his lyrics and the richness of his sound will never be forgotten.
