R.I.P. Ian McDonald 2022-02-11 by Brendan Schroer STAFF | 32 Comments | Legendary British rock saxophonist and flautist Ian McDonald has passed away at the age of 75. According to the Rolling Stone press release, McDonald "passed away peacefully on February 9, 2022 in his home in New York City, surrounded by his family". The cause of death is currently unknown.
McDonald is best remembered as the co-founder of King Crimson and Foreigner, both of which he was a frequent contributor during their early years. His songwriting and instrumental work on In the Court of the Crimson King are of particular note, proving to be influential to a entire legion of progressive rock groups for decades to come. This includes the iconic sax bridge on "21st Century Schizoid Man", the whimsical flute leads found on "I Talk to the Wind", as well as being the sole composer of the album's title track. However, he was no slouch in Foreigner either; songs such as "Long, Long Way from Home" and "Double Vision" simply wouldn't be the same without his sax and guitar skills. McDonald was also a prolific session player, working with the likes of T. Rex, Steve Hackett, Linda Lewis, Herbie Mann, and several more.
Check out the video below to hear McDonald's contributions on the classic "21st Century Schizoid Man":
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Tagged: King Crimson
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Man, this one fucking hurts. RIP
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I watched some video peformances of him few days ago. I talk to the wind... RIP
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Rest in peace
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Hard RIP
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Damn that sucks RIP
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never dug king crimson but some of his work really is legendary. rip
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will finally give them a proper jam
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Damn
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aw RIP
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TIL 21st Century Schizoid Man had a saxophone in it.
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Rip
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Damn, huge loss
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hard rip man. ITCOTCK is definitely getting a relisten on my way to work
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fucking hell, hard RIP
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My mind initially went to Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull, but still RIP
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R.I.P.
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RIP
insanely talented musician
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Another great musician left us. He was a very complete musician that I always admired. He will be always linked with the birth of prog with the debut of King Crimson. RIP hard.
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Rest in peace! His verstaile and emotional playing was such a pivotal component of early KC.
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https://dgmlive.com/news/ian-mcdonald-1946-2022
here is the respective note on the KC homepage
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massive RIP, fuck
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Hard af of a RIP
Will jam some McDonald and Giles
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massive RIP, fuck (2)
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rest in peace
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RIP!
His work on ITCOTCK is legendary, never knew he was involved in Foreigner
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now I feel bad, I thought this was Ian McDiarmid, the guy who played Palpatine.
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Sad to hear he died, a truly legendary musician, saw him back in 2019.
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RIP
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RIP. Sad that so many King Crimson veterans have passed away starting in 2016.
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rip, this guy killed it as emperor palpatine in the star wars movies. will be missed. king crimson is cool too i guess
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RIP ian
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I think about the flutes in I Talk to the Wind all the time
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