RIP Alan Vega

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Sorry to bring you the news…

"Alan Vega
07-16-16

Hello. Henry here. I am afraid I have some unfortunate news. Below is the family approved statement.

We will have a special show tomorrow on KCRW, celebrating the great man’s work. Thank you for reading and thank you for respecting the family’s privacy at this difficult time.

July 17 1618 Hrs. PST

With profound sadness and a stillness that only news like this can bring, we regret to inform you that the great artist and creative force, Alan Vega has passed away.

Alan passed peacefully in his sleep last night, July 16. He was 78 years of age.

Alan was not only relentlessly creative, writing music and painting until the end, he was also startlingly unique. Along with Martin Rev, in the early 1970’s, they formed the two person avant band known as Suicide. Almost immediately, their incredible and unclassifiable music went against every possible grain. Their confrontational live performances, light-years before Punk Rock, are the stuff of legend. Their first, self-titled album is one of the single most challenging and noteworthy achievements in American music.

Alan Vega was the quintessential artist on every imaginable level. His entire life was devoted to outputting what his vision commanded of him.

One of the greatest aspects of Alan Vega was his unflinching adherence to the demands of his art. He only did what he wanted. Simply put, he lived to create. After decades of constant output, the world seemed to catch up with Alan and he was acknowledged as the groundbreaking creative individual he had been from the very start.

Alan’s life is a lesson of what it is to truly live for art. The work, the incredible amount of time required, the courage to keep seeing it and the strength to bring it forth—this was Alan Vega.

Alan is survived by his amazing family, wife Liz and son Dante. His incredible body of work, spanning five decades, will be with us forever."

http://henryrollins.com/news/detail/alan_vega1/
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Screw you 2016!
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horribly saddening news. not just for all the obvious reasons: unique talent, massively ahead of his time, pioneering musician and an always-cited influence and inspiration for the embryonic Sisters; but because briefly he was one of the Sisters (albeit The Sisterhood) and whenever someone from the band dies, a part of me dies forever.
RIP Ghostrider. Long Live The Sisters. :von:
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when all's said and done though, i'm sure he wasnt a paragon of drug-free celibacy and bible classes. 78 isn't too old an age, but not bad for a rock star i suppose.
this fucking year though, all take and no new album. bollocks to it.:(
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Rip to Alan Vega :(
Condolences to the family and friends :(
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Oh ... :( :( :( ...
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Rest in peace, Alan Vega.
A very sad year for sure :cry:
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Agree: f**k you 2016!

RIP Alan :notworthy:
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RIP Alan and thanks for the legacy. :notworthy: :notworthy:
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Sad news. Can we have a do-over on 2016 please?
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Good obit in Teh Grauniad
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EvilBastard wrote:Good obit in Teh Grauniad
nice one. The Girls even get a mention.
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eastmidswhizzkid wrote:
EvilBastard wrote:Good obit in Teh Grauniad
nice one. The Girls even get a mention.
You'd think they'd know better than to describe Los Chicas as "goff", although it seems that they have form in this regard. I'm waiting on a letter to the editor from "Angry of Hamburg"...
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Has no-one mentioned Eldritch's claim that he stole his first pair of Aviators from Alan Vega? :lol: :cry:
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markfiend wrote:Has no-one mentioned Eldritch's claim that he stole his first pair of Aviators from Alan Vega? :lol: :cry:
We will probably read such trivias in Eldo's obit.

BTW, nice article.
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I can still remember when I first heard them. It was 1978 and an American temp was working for me. We'd talked about the differences between UK/US punk music. One day she handed me a C60 and said: "I think you might like this. There's even a song called 'Johnny'." :notworthy:
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Wouldn't it be a nice touch if :von: pulled Ghost Rider out of the bag for the next leg of the tour?
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Yup, it would be nice.
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He reminds me of someone, just can't put my finger on it…
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Oh yea, this guy:

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What a guy! What a loss!

Sweet dreams Vega man :notworthy: 8) :notworthy:
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