Post by stringybob on Nov 11, 2022 23:50:49 GMT
Former Hawkwind frontman/saxophonist/vocalist Nik Turner has passed away at the age of 82.
Nik enjoyed a wildly varied musical career from Hawkwind's space rock to wild and crazy psychedelic punk with Inner City Unit and hot rockin' jazz and R&B with his Fantastic All-Stars before returning to his spacey roots in recent years for a series of acclaimed solo albums.
Quo supported the Hawks a time or two in the early '70s and in turn Hawkwind were special guests at Quo's Cardiff Castle gig in 1976. They also shared the bill at Donington in 1982.
Around 1980/1, Nik was backstage at a Motörhead gig where he met Rick Parfitt. Rick didn't recognise him (Nik looked very different by then) and asked him what he did. On hearing who he'd played with, Rick said 'I know Hawkwind! One of their songs made a big impression on me. It was called 'You Shouldn't Do That'.'
The song is a LONG metronomic thing with a driving rhythm so it would make sense!
RIP Nik
Nik enjoyed a wildly varied musical career from Hawkwind's space rock to wild and crazy psychedelic punk with Inner City Unit and hot rockin' jazz and R&B with his Fantastic All-Stars before returning to his spacey roots in recent years for a series of acclaimed solo albums.
Quo supported the Hawks a time or two in the early '70s and in turn Hawkwind were special guests at Quo's Cardiff Castle gig in 1976. They also shared the bill at Donington in 1982.
Around 1980/1, Nik was backstage at a Motörhead gig where he met Rick Parfitt. Rick didn't recognise him (Nik looked very different by then) and asked him what he did. On hearing who he'd played with, Rick said 'I know Hawkwind! One of their songs made a big impression on me. It was called 'You Shouldn't Do That'.'
The song is a LONG metronomic thing with a driving rhythm so it would make sense!
RIP Nik
) but Nik Turner was obviously a real character and an experimenter. 
