Post by tcb on Sept 26, 2003 10:03:52 GMT -5
From CNN:
www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/26/britain.palmer/
Singer Robert Palmer dies at 54
Friday, September 26, 2003 Posted: 8:36 AM EDT (1236 GMT)
LONDON, England -- Rock singer Robert Palmer has died in Paris of a
heart attack at the age of 54, his manager said.
The British star, whose chart hits in the 1980s included "Addicted to
Love," suffered the attack in the early hours of Friday morning, Mick
Cater said.
Palmer, who had lived in Switzerland for 16 years, was staying in the
French capital with his partner, Mary Ambrose, after travelling from the
United Kingdom where he had been recording a TV show.
"I can't say anything else at this point, I'm just in shock," Cater of
What Management in England told CNN.
Palmer was in several British rock bands before he hit the big time as a
solo artist with singles that also included "Simply Irresistible.
The slick "Addicted to Love" video, featuring the sharply dressed Palmer
and miniskirted models, became one of MTV's most-played clips and
sparked protests from some feminists.
"I'm not going to attach inappropriate significance to it because at the
time it meant nothing. It's just happened to become an iconic look,"
Palmer once said of the video.
Palmer formed the Power Station in 1985 with John Taylor and Andy Taylor
from Duran Duran, scoring three U.S. Top 10 hits, including
"Communication" and "Get it On."
www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/26/britain.palmer/
Singer Robert Palmer dies at 54
Friday, September 26, 2003 Posted: 8:36 AM EDT (1236 GMT)
LONDON, England -- Rock singer Robert Palmer has died in Paris of a
heart attack at the age of 54, his manager said.
The British star, whose chart hits in the 1980s included "Addicted to
Love," suffered the attack in the early hours of Friday morning, Mick
Cater said.
Palmer, who had lived in Switzerland for 16 years, was staying in the
French capital with his partner, Mary Ambrose, after travelling from the
United Kingdom where he had been recording a TV show.
"I can't say anything else at this point, I'm just in shock," Cater of
What Management in England told CNN.
Palmer was in several British rock bands before he hit the big time as a
solo artist with singles that also included "Simply Irresistible.
The slick "Addicted to Love" video, featuring the sharply dressed Palmer
and miniskirted models, became one of MTV's most-played clips and
sparked protests from some feminists.
"I'm not going to attach inappropriate significance to it because at the
time it meant nothing. It's just happened to become an iconic look,"
Palmer once said of the video.
Palmer formed the Power Station in 1985 with John Taylor and Andy Taylor
from Duran Duran, scoring three U.S. Top 10 hits, including
"Communication" and "Get it On."