ELO's Mike Edwards dies

2010-09-06 by LTDA | 40 Comments
Cellist Mike Edwards, a former member of Electric Light Orchestra, was killed in a freak accident on Friday afternoon.

Edwards, who was 62, was driving in Devon, southern England, when a giant bale of hay rolled down a hill and smashed into his car. He died instantly.

Edwards was a founding member of Electric Light Orchestra, playing in the band from 1972 to 1975.

Tagged: Electric Light Orchestra

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CameronSetToKill
September 6th 2010
150 Comments


R.I.P, thats really a bummer.

R6Rider
September 6th 2010
5282 Comments


sucks

R.I.P Mike

crowing51
September 6th 2010
3505 Comments


Wow thats a crazy way to go out.

R.I.P

DraconForsaken
September 6th 2010
92 Comments


Maybe it turned to stone.

R.I.P.

vanderb0b
September 6th 2010
3473 Comments


Damn, that sucks. R.I.P.

Lambda
September 6th 2010
2654 Comments


Woah

R.I.P.

TBliss
September 6th 2010
987 Comments


ELO were the band of my childhood.

R.I.P.

DiceMan
September 6th 2010
7066 Comments


Wow...

RIP

Comatorium.
September 6th 2010
5527 Comments


lolwut.

Yazz_Flute
September 6th 2010
19174 Comments


what the fuck.

That's terrible but I chuckled a little when I read how it happened.

RIP

Comatorium.
September 6th 2010
5527 Comments


what the fuck.

That's terrible but I chuckled a little when I read how it happened.

RIP

[2]

JizzInMyPants
September 6th 2010
2965 Comments


Wow wdf

RIP

but wow wdf

Fugue
September 6th 2010
7371 Comments


Saw this in the paper earlier, sad and yet slightly comical... but still RIP.

crazyblinddude
September 6th 2010
3388 Comments


RIP

DoubtGin
September 6th 2010
6879 Comments


rip

Cerbyrus
September 6th 2010
569 Comments


R.I.P.

Ire
September 6th 2010
41944 Comments


That's terrible!

Poor guy. I love ELO too.

lauriej
September 6th 2010
1713 Comments


fucks sake Devon. RIP, bad news

Obfuscation24
September 6th 2010
3938 Comments


holy shit rip

Imperial
September 6th 2010
2156 Comments


RIP another great musician

LepreCon
September 6th 2010
5482 Comments


Sucky thing to happen, ELO are legendary, RIP

wyankeif1337
September 6th 2010
6739 Comments


Funny in a sick way...
RIP

Ire
September 6th 2010
41944 Comments


If that's funny you're probably an insensitive moron.

Metalstyles
September 6th 2010
8576 Comments


R.I.P

KILL
September 6th 2010
81582 Comments


death by hay is odd though so kinda funny in a way but sucks ass

Bfhurricane
September 6th 2010
6284 Comments


RIP

Maybe it turned to stone.


Hands down best comment I've seen in a while (too soon though...)

loveisamixtape
September 6th 2010
12471 Comments


I couldn't help but lol at the cause of death.. buy still, that fucking blows. RIP

porch
September 6th 2010
8455 Comments


pretty bizarre way to go

RIP

Deviant.
Staff Reviewer
September 7th 2010
32288 Comments


That's messed up

RIP

OvrotLivesAgain
September 7th 2010
1497 Comments


RIP

but still...hay?
Where did it come from?

botb
September 7th 2010
19842 Comments


RIP...
what a weird way to die

FromDaHood
September 7th 2010
9111 Comments


The FUUUUUUUU?

RIP

AnotherBrick
September 7th 2010
9812 Comments


holy shit. RIP

HaloDude442
September 7th 2010
718 Comments


Bales of hay are no joke. Especially when they are huge and rolling down a hill at fast speeds. Damn... RIP

wittwright
September 7th 2010
679 Comments


Fuck hay, how does it work!?

R.I.P

Pastor of Muppets
September 7th 2010
237 Comments


hay thats not right

Nagrarok
September 7th 2010
8656 Comments


This is not the way you'd expect the old rockers to die. R.I.P., ELO has some fantastic songs.

tables
September 7th 2010
127 Comments


I'm sorry but I laughed a little too. I feel terrible

R.I.P

poweroftheweez
September 7th 2010
1298 Comments


i wouldnt mind dying like that
RIP

faithnomour
September 7th 2010
25 Comments


hay! this is seriously my last straw with musicians dying lately.



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