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Wilko Johnson dies at 75
We are sorry to hear of the death of the great Wilko Johnson – the legendary guitar player who reinvented the instrument with his chopping style and was a precursor to so much of the way the instrument was used in punk and post-punk
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We are sorry to hear of the death of the great Wilko Johnson – the legendary guitar player who reinvented the instrument with his chopping style and was a precursor to so much of the way the instrument was used in punk and post-punk. Renowned for his charismatic zig-zagging moves on stage and wild-eyed demeanour Wilko was also a deeply intelligent gentle man whose passion for astronomy (interview about it here) and for speaking old Icelandic was somewhat at odds with his stripped-down sawn-off musical style. A total one-off who defined a near brush with death with cancer eight years ago he had one of the great second acts in musical history in the last ten years when he came to be a deserved national treasure.
He was always a very welcome at our Louder Than Words annual music and books event where his passion for reading and literature was made more than apparent.
One of the greats – we will miss you.
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