The news of Can vocalist Damo Suzuki‘s death came Saturday morning and tributes from fans and fellow artists have been pouring in ever since.
Beak>, the very Can-influenced band that includes Portishead’s Geoff Barrow, wrote “He never stopped & always looked forward. He brought us all so much joy and leaves behind a beautiful body of work for us all to enjoy.”
Tom Skinner of The Smile and Sons of Kemet wrote, “Grateful that I got to share the stage with him a few years back. An unforgettable experience. What an incredible human being.”
American Football‘s Mike Kinsella wrote, “His music with CAN had a huge influence on us, and seeing our friends in Defender back him up in 2003 at the Fireside Bowl in Chicago is still among the greatest shows I’ve ever seen.”
Head below for more tributes, including ones from HEALTH, The Charlatans’ Tim Burgess, Acid Mothers Temple’s Kawabata Makoto, Matmos’ Drew Daniel, Elijah Wood, producer/mixer David Wrench, Bo Ningen, Sinkane, The Coral, and more.
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Grateful that I got to share the stage with him a few years back. An unforgettable experience. What an incredible human being. RIP pic.twitter.com/VtcvTS2tWZ— Tom Skinner (@TomSkinner__) February 10, 2024
RIP Damo Suzuki. His music with CAN had a huge influence on us, and seeing our friends in Defender back him up in 2003 at the Fireside Bowl in Chicago is still among the greatest shows I’ve ever seen.
— American Football (@americfootball) February 10, 2024
R.I.P. Damo Suzuki. Total icon. One-off visionary. One of the greatest to ever front a band. What a performer! I’ve never seen anyone else with such a stage presence. Even when he wasn’t doing anything you couldn’t take your eyes off him. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/RfS4z9WrxA
— david wrench (@davidwrench) February 10, 2024
RIP Damo Suzuki. I know that you’re up there with Jaki, Michael and Holger freaking out squares. Listening to Tago Mago all day today.
— SINKANE (@Sinkane) February 10, 2024
who hasn’t gone through a heavy CAN phase? I envy you if you haven’t yet. RIP DAMO SUZUKI. “For the sake of future days…”
— Glenn Donaldson (@GlennDonaldson) February 10, 2024
RIP to Damo Suzuki, a true artist, a magician, a genius, an icon
— eric slick (@ericslickmusic) February 10, 2024