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Re: OT: RIP Mick Karn
From: William Walker <billwalker@baymoon.com>
> >Subject: OT: RIP Mick Karn
> >I just heard the sad news about Mick Karn loosing his battle with
> >cancer. What a truly unique and beautiful bassist he was. His
> >fretlless bass playing was as orignal sounding as any I've ever heard,
> >a very vocal sound, melodic yet grounded and earthy and funky.
> >listen to Polytown with Torn and Bozzio or Tin Drum by Japan to hear
> >what I mean
> > A great one has joine the great band beyond
Oh, that is the saddest of news. I've always loved Mick's playing
since I first heard
Tin Drum by Japan back in the day. That record was so far ahead of
it's time and
Mick's incredibly unique voice was a large part of it.
It's hard to have a unique voice on an instruments played by hundreds of
thousands
of musicians around the planet but Mick had just that. He was the
single reason
(and not Jaco, though I loved his playing, too) that inspired me to
start playing
fretless bass myself (though my attempts at what he did are a pale
imitation at best).
He also had the amazing quality of standing out completely and yet
always been tasty
and never overplaying. That's really hard to do as a bassist I think.
Also, I'm very sad because I know that he had approached you, Bill,
about touring with him before his
ill health nipped that in the bud. It makes me so sad that I won't get
a chance
to hear how the two of you would have sounded because I can hear it in
my head
as if it were happening and it's amazing as I imagine it. I'm sorry
for your loss, too.
Long live Mick Karn and his creative spirit.
rick walker