Shaggy Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 My main formative influence, along with Barry Adamson What a wonderful legacy to leave, but what a lousy way to go Quote
wombatboter Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 Heard the news yesterday and actually felt quite devastated...My thoughts went to him a lot more than I thought yesterday night. My non-bass playing friends don't understand the incredible loss but for me it's really losing a bass hero and someone who had such a huge influence on my playing. No one ever played like Karn...such a unique and original voice...even those weird slides sounded natural when they came out of his hands. A small comfort to know that someone like him might be no longer amongst us but that for the rest of my life his legacy will pop up everytime I pick up the fretless and a small part of his style shows up in one of my lines (not half as good as he could but sometimes I'm already pleased with that) Quote
Linus27 Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 Such a wonderfull, talented bass player. R.I.P Mick. Quote
bh2 Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 Yes... was such an inspiration to me. I was fed up with playing and was really down with bass generally, then a friend gave me a copy of his album 'Liquid Glass' with japanese bleep miester Yoshihiro Hanno... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiE0GkVTWKo"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiE0GkVTWKo[/url] I decided there and then to defret my 62 Jazz and I haven't looked back. He really turned me around. I owe him... Quote
cetera Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 RIP Mick and thanks for sharing your talent with us... Quote
purpleblob Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 I was never a fan of Japan, but Mick's sound, feel and playing always stood out from the norm. an inspirational musician and a great shame to read this news. Quote
99ster Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 [quote name='wombatboter' post='1078208' date='Jan 5 2011, 07:59 AM']Heard the news yesterday and actually felt quite devastated...My thoughts went to him a lot more than I thought yesterday night. My non-bass playing friends don't understand the incredible loss but for me it's really losing a bass hero and someone who had such a huge influence on my playing. No one ever played like Karn...such a unique and original voice...even those weird slides sounded natural when they came out of his hands. A small comfort to know that someone like him might be no longer amongst us but that for the rest of my life his legacy will pop up everytime I pick up the fretless and a small part of his style shows up in one of my lines (not half as good as he could but sometimes I'm already pleased with that)[/quote] +1000. Such sad news. Quote
aido43 Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 What a shame--52 is really too young.Thoughts are with his family Quote
KingPrawn Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 Such an amazing talent. Will be missed greatly. Thoughts and prays to his loved ones Quote
doctor_of_the_bass Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 Very sad news, one of my heroes, totally unique approach and a very down to earth guy. x Quote
steve-soar Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 Unique phrasing, the like of which we will seldom hear again. Amazing ear. Total musician. Quote
slaptone Posted January 6, 2011 Posted January 6, 2011 The reason i have been playing sax since i was 17 and gave up bass then was due to me hearing Mick Karn on my Japan albums all those years ago.Amazing bass player but when i heard him with the sax on there stuff i soon got 1.Very sad loss to the music world,a true 1 off stellar player,RIP ,going to listen to some Japan now. Quote
mic mac moe Posted January 6, 2011 Posted January 6, 2011 Rest In Peace Mick.The classiest,most original lines of the 80's-my growing up.Hear him with Gary Numan.Simply awe inspiring.Thoughts and prayers and sincerest condolences to his family. Quote
gub Posted January 7, 2011 Posted January 7, 2011 Very sad news ,thoughts are with his family ,rip mick. Quote
MB1 Posted January 7, 2011 Posted January 7, 2011 (edited) MB1. Rest In Peace Very Sad News! Ive always been impressed with his unique style and phrasing on fretless bass, think he was the first bassist i saw using a Wal Fretless and he definately made that bass swing !. Edited January 7, 2011 by MB1 Quote
Norm Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 Cheers for that vid bh2, I'd forgotten he was in the Princes Trust House Band. Great player with an individual style & voice, he will be sadly missed. RIP Mick. Was listening to Ghosts only the other day, one of my all time favourite tracks. Cheers, Norm Quote
Bass is the place Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 Mick was an inspiration to many. He played the fretless bass in such a unique way, incomparable to the great Jaco Pastorius. He will be sadly missed. RIP Mick Karn. Quote
matski Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 RIP Mick. I found a YouTube vid where the cameraman actually shows Mick's peculiar technique in some detail. Quote
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