Zomrel Dieter Horns (*28. 02. 1946 – †19.12. 2020).
Pred malou chvíľkou spevák John Lawton na oficiálnej facebookovej stránke skupiny Lucifer’s Friend oznámil túto smutnú správu:
“We, Lucifer’s Friend are absolutely heartbroken to let you know that Dieter has passed this morning….
He will be remembered for his musicianship and song writing and above all the respect of other musicians…..
I remember at our last gig together the “Hammer of Doom” Festival, so many of the other band’s bass players wanted to see Dieter, as his style of playing was so well known and revered….
On a personal note he was funny and always there if you needed help with anything. He was a very good cook and I could guarantee if I called him in the evening, he would be in the kitchen putting some recipe together and we would swap ideas for future dishes….
not Rock ‘n’ Roll, I know but that’s how we were….
He was an avid collector of Elvis records and he has absolutely everything from bootlegs to album versions from all over the world…..
I will always remember the early times in the studio when we were recording, the 3 H’H’H’s Hesslein, Horns & Hecht would discuss for what seemed like an eternity on maybe a couple of notes while I was waiting patiently by the microphone to carry on with the vocals….they were good times and ones I shall always treasure….
We celebrated 50 years as Lucifer’s Friend this year and Dieter was there from the very beginning…..we miss him so much and the music will never be the same….
Our deepest thoughts are for his long time partner Hannelore, who is absolutely devastated at losing her life partner and best friend.
RIP my dear friend…..
John , on behalf of Lucifer’s Friend”
Další smutná zpráva, která zapadá do mozaiky skládané touhle pošahanou dobou.
Dieter Horns byl mistrem svého nástroje, jak prokázal i na skvělém posledním albu Lucifer’s Friend Black Moon. Už mi hraje…
Bez Johna Lawtona, který svůj díl práce (texty, zpěv) již nestihl odvést, šel materiál připravený Peterem Hessleinem na nové album Lucifer’s Friend do šuplíku. Pod názvem The Last Stand tak místo něj v polovině října vyjde kompilace sestavená z poreunionových titulů (Sumo Grip – 1994, Awakening – 2015, Too Late To Hate – 2016 a Black Moon – 2019).
Nezmarný kytarista na jaře dokončil i druhý díl vlastního instrumentálního projektu Night Drive, který vychází zítra. A v zásobě už má i třetí část, pro níž se nechal inspirovat hudbou Latinský Ameriky, resp. svým dlouholetým přítelem, bubeníkem Pablem Escayolou. K mání by měla být v květenci ’22.