Bobby Keys was ranked definitely his saxophone, the legendary American musician died yesterday at his home in Kentucky. This is not his age, 70, who had forced him to give up the last tours with his companions scene, the Rolling Stones, but health problems. The members of the legendary group call themselves "shocked by the loss of their dear friend." "Bobby has made a unique contribution to our musical group since the 1960s, they wrote in a statement. He will be greatly missed. " Saxophonist joined the Rolling Stones in 1964 and attended their concerts for nearly fifty years until early this year.
Bobby Keys, big jazz fan, could not do without saxophone since his youth. His instrument was made specifically noted in the title of the Stones 'Brown Sugar', but the musician also has "deceived" the group with its direct competitor, the Beatles. He has also worked with Joe Cocker, Eric Clapton, Marvin Gaye ... For almost two years, 1973 and 1974, John Lennon and it became inseparable; while the beacon of the Beatles was in disarray because of his break with Yoko Ono, the pair shared an immoderate taste for music but also for all kinds of droques.
"I smoked joints for more than fifty years and I never raterai one day, unless in jail", said Bobby Keys in 2012. However, the genius saxophonist did not just cannabis and spent even for a partygoer unconventional in the eyes of the Rolling Stones, the limit! His closest friend in the group is Keith Richards, they both had exactly the same birth date, December 18, 1943. "I lost the best friend of the world and I can not express the sadness I feel said Keith Richards on his Twitter account, although Bobby would tell me to stay upbeat. "
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