Sad news for fans of the rock band Magnum. Tony Clarkin left us last Sunday. The musician was a real all-rounder: he founded the band, contributed to the music as a guitarist and wrote a majority of the songs as a songwriter. With his bandmates he produced a total of 23 studio albums. After a short illness Tony now deceased at the age of 77.
The Brit is said to have recently been diagnosed with an incurable spinal disease. However, no further details about his death are known. “I know that Tony touched many people in so many ways through his music,” his daughter Dionne wrote in a statement about her father’s sudden passing, according to Spiegel. She added: “I really don’t have the words yet to express what he meant to me, because the grief is still too fresh.”
Last month, the musician canceled the tour planned for spring. He no longer sees the release of the band’s new album. Now the remaining members have to go without theirs Tony keep going.
