Chris Squire passes away 2015-06-28 by SCREAM! | 50 Comments |
Yes bassist and founding member, Chris Squire, passed away June 28th at the age of 67. The news comes less than six weeks after receiving a diagnosis for acute erythroid leukemia.
The following statement was released on the Yes Facebook page regarding the news:
"It’s with the heaviest of hearts and unbearable sadness that we must inform you of the passing of our dear friend and Yes co-founder, Chris Squire. Chris peacefully passed away last night in Phoenix Arizona, in the arms of his loving wife Scotty.
For the entirety of Yes’ existence, Chris was the band’s linchpin and, in so many ways, the glue that held it together over all these years. Because of his phenomenal bass-playing prowess, Chris influenced countless bassists around the world, including many of today’s well-known artists. Chris was also a fantastic songwriter, having written and co-written much of Yes’ most endearing music, as well as his solo album, Fish Out of Water.
Outside of Yes, Chris was a loving h usband to Scotty and father to Carmen, Chandrika, Camille, Cameron, and Xilan. With his gentle, easy-going nature, Chris was a great friend of many … including each of us. But he wasn’t merely our friend: he was also part of our family and we shall forever love and miss him."
https://www.facebook.com/yestheband
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I'm starting to listen to Yes in these days... RIP
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RIP
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You were the best, Chris. R.I.P.
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RIP, Glad I saw him live once with YES.
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RIP one of the best bassists and a huge influence on my own playing.
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one of the greatest, RIP
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One of the best bassists ever, sad news RIP
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Damn, RIP
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Sad news, a great bass player, flying the flag for pick bassists! Rip.
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Sad news, RIP.
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Very glad a caught them on that massive 3 album tour and got to hear Close to the Edge live.
Sad news. RIP to a legend
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One of the absolute greats. RIP
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very adept bass player, RIP
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That's a beautiful eulogy. RIP.
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WHAT?!!!! I can't believe this!! RIP. Man this is sad.
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whoa that's a surprise
rest in peace
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fucking cancer
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Was in a Yes binge the other day, RIP.
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shit
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Amazing bassist and musician, glad I saw them play back in 2010 and kick ass on Close to the Edge... RIP
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RIP.
http://tinyurl.com/ofccaz3
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Easily my favourite bassist of all time and the founding member of one of the best bands in history. RIP
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Man, what a loss. One of the most important bass players of our time. RIP.
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fuck fuck fuck fuck
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rip very hard
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Sad day for prog. Gonna jam Yes all day.
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RIP one of the best bassists and a huge influence on my own playing. [2]
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Very sad news.
R.I.P.
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Holy fuck... this is gutting news
Major RIP.
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Terrible news.
R.I.P.
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Yet another musical legend passes by. RIP man, your work with Yes has indeed been magnificent.
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RIP hard, he was a fantastic bass player
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This sucks, he was one of my absolute favorite and most influential bassists
Fucking SUCKS rip
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Just as I was starting to get into Yes.
R.I.P., you will be missed.
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NOOOOOOO
RIP
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RIP
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RIP
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for the same reason you'd name your kid Moon Unit
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Makes me feel bad that their last album as a 1.8 average.
But yeah, RIP
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Oh man R.I.P., dude lived one helluva life though
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rip
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Saw him live twice. Incredible bassist and an equally good showman. RIP hard.
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Wow, this came out of nowhere. RIP, even though the band had its ups and downs, the man's work with Yes speaks for itself.
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Become my favourite bass player in the last year.
RIP Chris
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Become my favourite bass player in the last year.
RIP Chris
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I've only just gotten back into Yes. The world has lost one talented bass player. RIP Chris Squire.
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What comment? The Xilian one?
That's still up.
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Could be. All I see is the "No." comment and the second one.
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Prog legend. RIP Mr. Chris Squire.
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So sad.
RIP, Sir Chris Squire
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