He was a unique talent. I met his music in 1984, like many, and I was an enthusiastic fan till 1993. He died too young, just too young. In 2007 I went to a concert of his in London, during his London in 21 nights - Planet Earth tour. When the show was over, he went on with his after hours party in a night club. Man, I was tired but he wasn't. I retired to my hotel, he kept playing. He was so creative that he probably almost tortured his body. I wonder how long he slept per day. I bet, not much.

I'm so terribly sorry. Such a great loss..

purplediamonds said:

I'm realizing that a lot of us here now have come back after being away for years. Myself, it's been many years. I think in our quest for comfort, we came here knowing that the others here will fully and truly understand the level of loss and grief we are feeling. He was so much more to us here. He was an amazing man. Talents beyond comprehension. And he touched all of our lives in so many beautiful ways. It's such a huge loss. And 57 is too young. The world is missing out on so much more artistry with him being gone too soon. A very very hard pill to swallow. But we're all feeling it. Way too deeply.

I completely agree

I'd like to thank Ben and all of you fans here on the website for allowing me and other to have a place to express ourselves... the casual fan is probably not feeling this like alot of us in this online community are feeling... I can probably say that alot of us can relate to our grief and are on the same page with this sad news about his passing.

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me too. here for comfort only we can give to each other

here here.

I haven't been on here since about 2010

still an appreciator of his music, just got a bit bored of the forum thing.

Just thought I'd stop by and pay some condolences.

3.5 years for me. I didnt know my password or my ID. And I could not even log in for a few days

THis is insane and maddening. I just cannot believe this