Wilko Johnson

downbytheriver

So sad about this - I really enjoyed his playing and his attitude from the start. I truly wanted to punch Jeremy Vine for playing Milk and Alcohol as a tribute to him today. 

JCA2550

RIP

Grunfeld

Ah bugger. 

I remember him in an interview years ago, he was telling when he had literally just received his terminal diagnosis.  He left the hospital and was walking down the street and suddenly felt great and started laughing.  Because, he said, "I was looking at all these people thinking, ‘You are all going to die -- and so am I -- but the difference is that you don't know when, and I do!’"

Existentialist philosophy, right there.  Sad loss. 

bluecat

I thought he had got over his problem and made a full recovery. Sad days,I was only thinking about him yesterday and his radio interviews. RIP Wilko.

stratman3142

Really sad. One of rock's characters. Unique player and unique stage presence.

impmann

downbytheriver said:

 truly wanted to punch Jeremy Vine for playing Milk and Alcohol as a tribute to him today. 

He didn't, did he? Terminally stupid...

axisus

Sad sad news, such an iconic guitarist. Roxette is one of my fave videos, as a teen I was completely mesmerised by Wilko and they way he looked and moved around on that one. He had 10 years more than he expected so I guess that was a win. A true musician, he loved playing live right to the end.

axisus

impmann said:

downbytheriver said:

 truly wanted to punch Jeremy Vine for playing Milk and Alcohol as a tribute to him today. 

He didn't, did he? Terminally stupid...

In all fairness, it's probably not Vine at fault, it's his producer.

Hootsmon

Interviewer: 'How do you get your guitar sound?' 

Wilko: ' I plug the guitar in here, turn on the amp and turn the knob to here' 

Interviewer: 'What about pedals?' 

Wilko: 'I'm a guitarist not a fucking cyclist!'

EricTheWeary

axisus said:

impmann said:

downbytheriver said:

 truly wanted to punch Jeremy Vine for playing Milk and Alcohol as a tribute to him today. 

He didn't, did he? Terminally stupid...

In all fairness, it's probably not Vine at fault, it's his producer.

Radio 2 has form for this, the deaths of Peter Green and Gary Moore both marked by tracks they didn't play on. Would have taken seconds to have checked.

Jfingers

Huge loss to the world. Solo at around 2.30 Ian is obviously a less recent loss.

Roland

Threads merged.

khaotic

My favourite bit of Wilko

randella

Obit in the Guardian, nicely written. He sounds like a fascinating guy. 

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/nov/23/wilko-johnson-obituary

Neckwringer

There's a brilliant set on utube of the Feelgoods live and inbetween songs there's this fucking twat
poncing about with a mic[can't think of his name,a dj I think] introducing the songs...
After one song he says to the Big Figure....'ooh your quiet are'nt you' the Figure just looks at him
and calmly replies....'fack off'.

exocet

Saw him play on his "farewell" tour back in 2013 @ Koko. Just a great gig - emotional as well given the circumstances. RIP Wilko.

steveledzep

Lovely guy.  RIP Wilko.

richman6100

Absolutely gutted. He really was one of a kind, mad as a hatter and so damn honest. Roxette on the OGWT is iconic. Dr Feelgood had a huge influence on the Punk and New Wave bands that followed them and were criminally underrated by much of the music press. I feel compelled to watch Oil City Confidential for the umpteenth time.

RIP Wilko you crazy bastard, you will be very missed.

thumpingrug

I read this at work earlier this afternoon and had to take a moment.  Very sad.  He was a great chap.

Devil#20

This is 15mins well spent.