How the Hendrix of the keyboard was trolled to death by his own fans:
For all his rock dinosaur image, Keith Emerson was the victim ofa very modern fate: ‘trolled to death’ by heartless fans who attacked him online over the quality of his recent music, even suggesting he gave up. Pictured (left) is Emerson with his girlfriend Mari Kawaguchi in 2007.
In fact, he had been suffering for years from a debilitating muscular condition that affected the fingers in his right hand.
‘He read all the criticism online and was a sensitive soul,’ said his Japanese girlfriend, Mari Kawaguchi, 52.
Although he had been planning to retire after a string of upcoming concerts in Japan, he was ‘tormented with worry’ that he wouldn’t be good enough, she said. ‘He didn’t want to let down his fans. He was a perfectionist and the thought he wouldn’t play perfectly made him depressed, nervous and anxious.’
Well I sure am sorry to hear that. It’s kinda a stretch to call them fans even with the heartless added.
Somedays my hands are killing me-50 years of doing what I do has taken a toll but I wouldn’t trade it for anything. He needed a sunnier POV IMO.
That’s sad …
RIP
I always liked ELP and even saw them play in the mid 80’s. It was by far one of the more entertaining concerts I’ve ever seen.
Thought maybe it was that shitty “Christmas” song they did that finally caught up with them.
The dark side of Spinal Tap.
So does that mean Mari is available this weekend?
Dan Bongino’s excellent tips about money laundering :
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2016/03/plot-to-steal-the-economy
“” The first step in the economic takeover is to use taxpayer money, or taxpayer subsidies, to reward your crony friends through purchasing interests in PRIVATELY held businesses. How is this happening you ask? The European Central Bank recently followed Japan’s poor example and decided to expand its asset portfolio by purchasing corporate bonds. Take a moment to think about this. The European Central Bank is using its Euro-Zone monopoly power over money to buy stakes in non-government assets? How do they decide which businesses get to take part in this central bank largesse? “”
So… his widow says he was a sensitive soul who just up and killed himself because bad fans. I bet she’s really pissed about that pic with his girlfriend up there. Maybe this case calls for a little more investigation.
Best concert I’ve seen was ELP in the early seventies at the Seattle Coliseum. Rest in peace Keith.
Yes! She could fiddle with my keyboard anytime. Call me a moog sympathizer.
And here I thought some of his recent stuff, like The Keith Emerson Band, was his best music since Brain Salad.