Had to do a double take because for some reason my brain processed that as Jonny Wilkinson
Gutting news. He has such a unique technique and was such a lovely person.
Pisser – I’ve seen him playing from 1979, saw his farewell tour, saw his triumphal survival tour.
He was a legend, a genuine eccentric and really really nice guy.
Can’t say I know his stuff but I recall him being told he was terminal in 2013 only for him to have a slower acting cancer after all so they could treat it and I believe cured it
He got nearly 10 years more than he expected at one point. That’s a win in my book.
Saw him in Sheffield a few years back. He broke a string and replaced it mid-song but, as every guitarist knows, sometimes it’s just not gonna work and it won’t tune up, so he replaced it AGAIN, all the time with Norman and Dylan pounding the music along behind him.
Here’s a thing – I’ve got my (original vinyl) copy of “Solid Senders” out, for a nostalgic listen – I have the CD, and rips and all, but nostalgia calls – it needs the pop, hiss, wow **and** flutter – and I’m looking at the inner sleeve – live photos of Wilko from the late 70s/early 80s. In one photo the bass player looks oddly familiar – Lemmy. Now, *that’s* a gig I’d give at least one of my kidneys to have gone to.
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Going to see Wilko Johnson’s Solid Senders back in the 80s was a weekly experience for me. Great band who gigged almost constantly..
A fantastic and influential guitarist https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iHm7uIC84YM&feature=youtu.be
Had to do a double take because for some reason my brain processed that as Jonny Wilkinson
Gutting news. He has such a unique technique and was such a lovely person.
Pisser – I’ve seen him playing from 1979, saw his farewell tour, saw his triumphal survival tour.
He was a legend, a genuine eccentric and really really nice guy.
Can’t say I know his stuff but I recall him being told he was terminal in 2013 only for him to have a slower acting cancer after all so they could treat it and I believe cured it
He got nearly 10 years more than he expected at one point. That’s a win in my book.
Saw him in Sheffield a few years back. He broke a string and replaced it mid-song but, as every guitarist knows, sometimes it’s just not gonna work and it won’t tune up, so he replaced it AGAIN, all the time with Norman and Dylan pounding the music along behind him.
Here’s a thing – I’ve got my (original vinyl) copy of “Solid Senders” out, for a nostalgic listen – I have the CD, and rips and all, but nostalgia calls – it needs the pop, hiss, wow **and** flutter – and I’m looking at the inner sleeve – live photos of Wilko from the late 70s/early 80s. In one photo the bass player looks oddly familiar – Lemmy. Now, *that’s* a gig I’d give at least one of my kidneys to have gone to.