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Originally Posted by Commander Wallace
I think that's because these musicians and artists wrote and performed what is essentially the soundtrack of our respective lives.
It's worse if you grew up watching musicians and these same artists influenced you in some way to pick up and try a musical instrument. In my case, a huge influence was Stevie Ray Vaughan, As most know, Stevie was killed in a helicopter crash August 27th, 1990. Stevie single handed-ly started a revival of Blues Music as a viable art form. I think Stevie's music had more depth than that. I never play like him but it hardly matters.
If you make a personal connection with a piece of music or artist and these artists pass on, it's as though you knew them and have lost a personal friend even though you never met them.
Guitarist, Mandolin and keyboardist Steve Winwood is another great musician and vocalist / singer among many great artists and we are fortunate he is still with us.
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It's certainly a real kick in the gut when we lose these actors and musicians who touched our lives in some meaningful way when we were younger. It can be like losing a friend or a family member in some way, even if you didn't know them personally. I've seen people grieve for days, even weeks, the loss of a celebrity musician or actor that they didn't know personally but simply adored.