Storm Thorgerson ist tot

Ich habe diese sehr traurige Nachricht erst vor wenigen Minuten erhalten. Ein weiterer unserer Helden ist von uns gegangen.

Am frühen Nachmittag des 18. April ist Storm Thorgerson im Beisein seiner Familie und Freunde im Alter von 69 Jahren gestorben. Laut einer Erklärung seiner Familie hat er sich von dem Schlaganfall, den er 2003 erlitt, sehr gut erholt, kämpfte jedoch in den vergangenen Jahren gegen ein Krebsleiden an.

Thorgerson’s Werk wird noch lange weiter bestehen, wir haben alle seine Covers zuhause, auf all den LPs und CDs, die uns so große Freude bereiten. Viele Stunden lang habe ich zur Musik von Pink Floyd seine Coverbilder betrachtet?

David Gilmour

We first met in our early teens. We would gather at Sheep’s Green, a spot by the river in Cambridge and Storm would always be there holding forth, making the most noise, bursting with ideas and enthusiasm. Nothing has ever really changed.

He has been a constant force in my life, both at work and in private, a shoulder to cry on and a great friend.

The artworks that he created for Pink Floyd from 1968 to the present day have been an inseparable part of our work.

I will miss him.

Nick Mason

Nick Mason äußerte sich gegenüber der BBC ebenfalls betroffen von dem Verlust eines Freundes und Wegbegleiter über all die Jahre. Tributes paid to Pink Floyd album artist Storm Thorgerson

Two days before he passed away, and by then completely exhausted, he was still demanding approval for artwork and haranguing his loyal assistants.

A dear friend to all of us, our children, our wives (and the exes); endlessly intellectual and questioning; breathtakingly late for appointments and meetings, but once there, invaluable for his ideas, humour, and friendship.

Peter Gabriel

We are all very sad to learn about the news of Storm Thorgerson’s death this morning. He was a smart, very gifted artist, who could be warm and nurturing, difficult and obstinate in equal measure. His work was highly original and influential. We will all miss him badly as a man and artist. (petergabriel – storm thorgerson)

Polly Samson

Very sad news this afternoon. Storm Thorgerson died. Will be missed. Best man at our wedding and David’s friend since they were teenagers.

R.I.P Storm Thorgerson

28. Februar 1944 – 18. April 2013