[lisa_spyder]

The great Billy Thorpe (Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs) died at 2.30am this morning Sydney (Aus) time after being rushed to hosptial by ambulance. He is said to have suffered a heart attack and could not be revived.

This guy shaped Aussie music like no other - he was an icon and was still performing to sellout shows.

We saw him when he opened for Deep Purple a couple of years ago - everyone agreed we'd had our money's worth 10 times over even before the Purple hit the stage.


I can't even believe he was 60! He was fit and fabulous and still had that amazing charisma both on stage and off....he's left a hole in the music industry that can't be filled...and I for one am going to miss him.