Trevor Bolder dead at 62 2013-05-21 by praise jimmy EMERITUS | 34 Comments | Bolder joined David Bowie’s backing band in 1971, alongside guitarist Mick Ronson – with whom he’d played in The Rats – and drummer Woody Woodmansey. He appeared on the albums Hunky Dory, The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars, Aladdin Sane and Pin Ups.
He replaced John Wetton in Heep in 1976 and made his recording debut with them on 1977′s Firefly. He also played on Innocent Victim, Fallen Angel and Conquest, before joining Wishbone Ash. In 1983 he returned to Mick Box’s outfit and played on Equator two years later. He’d appeared on every album since, including their most recent outing, 2011′s Into The Wild.
Earlier this year he announced what was hoped to be a temporary absence as a result of surgery. He later told Classic Rock: “I had pancreas cancer so I had to have that removed. Not the entire pancreas; but still, it was bad news. They’ve cut out the bad bit. I’ve had a bit of chemo, got to have that, which I’m doing now, in case there’s anything hanging about. Once that’s done, I should be back to doing what I do for a living”. The band had said he was aiming to be back in action in time for Heep’s appearance at the Download Festival.
A statement from the band reports: “Trevor was an all-time great – one of the outstanding musicians of his generation, and one of the finest and most influential bass players Britain ever produced.
His long time membership of Uriah Heep brought the band’s music, and Trevor’s virtuosity and enthusiasm, to hundreds of thousands of fans across the world.
Box adds: “Trevor was a world class bass player, singer and songwriter – and more importantly a world class friend. He will be sadly missed by family, friends and rock fans all over the world. We are all numb to the core".
Bowie has released a brief statement of his own, saying: “Trevor was a wonderful musician and a major inspiration for whichever band he was working with. But he was foremostly a tremendous guy, a great man".
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So much death.
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Oh come on! You already killed one person today! Isn't that enough?!
RIP Trevor Boulder. He will be miss.
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fuck off may
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You have got to be fucking kidding me.
Death everywhere [473822384762]
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RIP
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RIP
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jesus christ everyone's dying
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ugh what the fuck
RIP
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Oh come on! You already killed one person today! Isn't that enough?!
Upwards of 20,000 children die of starvation every day.
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damn he was one of my favorite bassists ever
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I guess it's easy to kid yourself into forgetting just how many people die a day, isn't it?
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the world just lost two great bassists(rays keyboard bass yo)
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sad shit, yeh
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Rip
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why do i get the feeling that people at this point are purposefully looking for articles on dead musicians so to add to the disMAY
:/
EDIT: yes, pun intended
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Yeah, andcas, I know. I see a lot of it.
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"why do i get the feeling that people at this point are purposefully looking for articles on dead musicians so to add to the dismay"
Pun intended?
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lol dismay
The grim fact that thousands die everyday is something most of us are concious of. It's just not something that really hits home anymore because we are all numb to the tragedies of the world. When a talented musician who has created a piece of art that we appreciate for years passes away, it hits home because of who they may have been to us and to us as music lovers. We forget that people on this website are unified by our passion for music and our search for the unending ocean of soundwaves that we can dive into.
So stop being so fucking cynical when someone makes a comment about a lot of artists dying in May. Yeah, we are remarking on it because it's something that matters to us.
That being said, wasn't familiar with this man's work. Still, RIP.
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why on every death article here does some fuckwit have to point out that it shouldnt matter because people die every day
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So many musicians dying :[
RIP
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Jesus, everybody is dying.
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RIP
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RIP
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There is no god, this is proof, sorry.
RIP hard dude.
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You sure? aha.
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Ah, nice.
Future career for me I think.
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I'll get to meet Fred Durst then? Awesome :]
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They just keep dropping like flies.
RIP
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"to the disMAY
:/
EDIT: yes, pun intended"
People know when a pun is intended, you don't have to point it out.
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yet ronnie is still wearing gucci sneaks
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No offense, half of you kids have never heard of him until this point in time.
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RIP
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dammit May.
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all these deaths in May, RIP hard
i knew there was something bad coming after those awesome albums released this year
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