They r in such mourning right now... it's all so sad.


Maurice Gibb's Brothers Fault Doctors
By ADRIAN SAINZ, Associated Press Writer

MIAMI BEACH, Florida - The surviving members of the disco sensation Bee Gees criticized doctors' treatment of their bandmate and brother Maurice Gibb, who died while undergoing emergency surgery.

Robin and Barry Gibb claimed mistakes were made by Mount Sinai Medical Center doctors, where Maurice Gibb was operated on for an intestinal blockage. He died Sunday after suffering heart attack before the operation.


"We believe mistakes were made and time was wasted," Robin Gibb told the British Broadcasting Corp. Sunday.


They questioned whether it was necessary to operate on Maurice, 53, when he was in a state of cardiac arrest. He had been admitted to the hospital four days earlier.


"We're both devastated. We've actually been in shock for the last few days since Maurice was taken ill, and so this has all gone too fast for us," Robin Gibb told the BBC. "It's like a nightmare that you wake up to every day. That's all we can say. It's just devastating. It's going to take a long time even just for it to sink in."


Hospital spokeswoman Kathleen Dorkowski said she could not comment on the allegations because of patient privacy laws.


Meanwhile, fans sent flowers to the hospital and the brothers' homes in England, said Pete Bassett, a spokesman for Barry Gibb.


"He was a truly talented artist and a wonderful man full of wit and passion for life," Bee Gees manager Allen Kovac said in a statement.


The Bee Gees, short for the Brothers Gibb — twins Maurice and Robin, and older brother Barry — were known for their tight, high harmonies and original sound. Their younger brother, Andy, who had a successful solo career, died in 1988 at age 30 from a heart ailment.


Originally from England, the brothers gained fame as a teen pop group in Australia, then returned to England in the 1960s.


The brothers had nine No. 1 songs, wrote dozens of hits for other artists, and sold more than 110 million records — placing them fifth in pop history behind Elvis Presley (news), the Beatles, Michael Jackson (news) and Paul McCartney (news).


The group's contributions to the "Saturday Night Fever" album in 1977 made it the best selling movie soundtrack ever, with more than 40 million copies sold.


The Bee Gees became members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and won seven Grammy Awards.


Maurice Gibb, a recovering alcoholic who played bass and keyboard for the band, once lamented how some perceived the Bee Gees, best known for hits like "Stayin' Alive," simply as a disco phenomenon.


"People accuse us of being nothing more than a disco band now," Gibb said in a 1978 interview with TG Magazine. "But they don't know what they're talking about. If you listen to our records, you'll find that there's dance music. But there are also ballads like `More Than A Woman.' And there are some very beautiful, undanceable songs, too."


Gibb's first wife was British singer Lulu. He and his second wife, Yvonne, were married for more than 20 years and had two children.

sad, indeed... it's so strange, cuz i had heard about when maurice had been admitted into the hospital, and i wuz hopin he'd pull through awright, but now...

It's amazing... this proves that regardless of wealth, u need 2 check that u're getting proper medical care! These guys have so much money, u'd think they were beyond negligent doctors...

Sure, the brothers r probably gonna sue, and they have every right 2, but the damage is done, Maurice is gone...