R.I.P. John Wetton

And here I was thinking that the gap since the last such announcement here had been pleasingly long, and a refreshing change of pace since 2016.

yet another gone before 70.

Argh, NO!

Huge KC fan. This sucks.

TG

oh wow, loved Asia when I was a little kid. really fun tunes.
I haven't followed Wettons life in recent years so this comes as a surprise....I kinda thought Steve Howe would go first. doesn't exactly look healthy.

sorry to hear this - great bassist and vocalist. I also saw Asia on one of their first tours at Le Colisee in Quebec City. I got into King Crimson later on - His vocal performance on "Lament" remains a favorite of mine as well as his vocal take on "Afterglow" on the Steve Hackett album "Genesis Revisited II".

You've got to wonder if Carl Palmer is a little nervous these days....He had some health issues a while back as well. Some of my favorite musicians dying young.

Wow, this is a shock. Saw Asia here in London, Alumni Hall I think, great concert.

That sucks. The album "Red" by King Crimson was one of my fav albums back in the day.

RIP

I was just listening to some old KC last weekend. Another voice of some of our youthful years gone silent. So sad. R.I.P.

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Well, looks like I am pretty much listening to Wetton era KC all day long! Interesting to hear him do older material above; three of my favourite songs.