Ian Dury is dead...
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ShakyTee Guru Posts: 721 |
posted 03-28-2000 12:46 PM
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And a part of my childhood died with him... From Wall of Sound...Rocker Ian Dury Dies of Cancer His wry Cockney wit and wink of the eye came through loud and clear in songs like "Clever Trevor" and "Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll," his lampoon of the music industry. Dury's style made him a seminal influence on pop music ranging from the ska sounds of Madness to the pop-punk of Blur. Madness singer "Suggs" McPherson hailed Dury as "more of a poet than a rock 'n' roll artist" and credited him with opening minds to "all the possibilities for people that didn't look like rock stars." After stints as an actor, screenwriter, and television host, Dury returned to the music scene last year with Mr. Love Pants, his first album with The Blockheads in nearly two decades. His familiar face was back on British TV this year, advertising the Times newspaper. As his health deteriorated after an earlier bout of colon cancer spread to his liver, Dury refused to be downhearted. "I don't spend a lot of time shaking my fist at the moon," he told BBC radio last year in a retrospective on his career. "It doesn't make you feel any better, I'm sure, plus 50 percent of any battle you're in is your spirit." Born May 12, 1942, in Upminster, east of London, Dury initially decided on a career in art and taught the subject until he was 28, before getting his musical start by playing in pubs and clubs around London. He leaves his wife, Sophy, and two young sons, Albert and Billy, as well as two older children by his first wife, Betty, who also died of cancer. "I don't care if I'm immediately forgotten," Dury told the BBC. "I'm not here to be remembered. I'm here to be alive." IP: Logged |
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Theo Guru Posts: 210 |
posted 03-28-2000 12:48 PM
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"Sex and drugs and rock-n-roll All my brain and body need Sex and drugs and rock-n-roll Are very good indeed" - Ian Drury ------------------ IP: Logged |
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sins tailor Guru Posts: 539 |
posted 03-28-2000 12:59 PM
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another one bites the dust............ bummer...............better start appreciating van morrison before it's too late IP: Logged |
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nakedDNA Guru Posts: 238 |
posted 03-28-2000 01:02 PM
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Ah, Ian Dury ... what a shame  The Spasticus Autisticus behind a gem like 'Reasons to be cheerful Part III' What a song, and what a talent. His mix of punk and reggae and pop was truly expanded my musical tastes at the time. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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SaintHenry Guru Posts: 134 |
posted 03-28-2000 01:59 PM
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Aww Man, I really Dug that Cleva Treva Dude. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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Sterling30 Newbie Posts: 47 |
posted 03-28-2000 03:58 PM
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quote: Of course such a quote could only be treasured by you Theo, you degenerate savage... [This message has been edited by Sterling30 (edited 03-29-2000).] IP: Logged |
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Andrew Hickey Guru Posts: 337 |
posted 03-28-2000 08:38 PM
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Oh great, Gregg's here... Ian Dury was a very witty and intelligent songwriter. As the man himself said 'There ain't half been some clever bastards'... ------------------ IP: Logged |
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Simon O'Blivious Newbie Posts: 60 |
posted 03-28-2000 09:07 PM
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Crap, now Ian's dead too? This is really starting to suck. I'll light a smoke for the ol' bugger err wait, I didn't mean to be facetious there LOL I'll have a pot of joe instead Simon O'Blivious Three Way Street [This message has been edited by Simon O'Blivious (edited 03-28-2000).] IP: Logged |
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Grimmbaby Guru Posts: 323 |
posted 03-28-2000 10:50 PM
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