This just in: Robin Gibb, co-founder of the Bee Gees, passed away earlier today (Sunday, May 20th) after a long
battle with cancer, his spokesperson has confirmed via a statement. Gibb
was 62 years old.
"The family of Robin Gibb, of the Bee Gees, announce with great
sadness that Robin passed away today following his long battle with
cancer and intestinal surgery," reads the statement. "The family have
asked that their privacy is respected at this very difficult time."
Two years ago, Gibb battled colon and liver cancer, but despite
making what he called a "spectacular recovery," a secondary tumor
recently developed, complicated by a case of pneumonia.
Gibb was born in Manchester, England, in 1949, along with twin
brother Maurice. (Maurice died in 2003 of complications from a twisted
intestine; eerily, Robin had surgery for the same medical issue in
2010.) Along with their older brother Barry, the brothers began
harmonizing as a trio in Australia, where the family moved in 1958.
Although the Bee Gees had some success in Australia – they hosted a
weekly variety show there – they didn't truly arrive until they returned
to England and signed with manager Robert Stigwood. Robin's quivering,
vulnerable voice was featured prominently on several of the group's
earliest and most Beatles-eque hits, including "New York Mining Disaster
1941," "I Started a Joke," "Massachusetts," and "I've Gotta Get a
Message to You."
Please put your Horns Up for Robin Gibb and keep his family, friends and fans in your thoughts. Rock In Peace brotherman.
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