Suicide's Alan Vega Dead at 78

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Alan Vega has died at 78. Henry Rollins broke the news via his website, with a statement from Vega's family. The singer of iconic New York proto-punk band Suicide passed away peacefully in his sleep. Rollins will dedicate his show on radio station KCRW tomorrow to Vega and his work. Find the full text of the family statement below.

With profound sadness and a stillness that only news like this can bring, we regret to inform you that the great artist and creative force, Alan Vega has passed away.

Alan passed peacefully in his sleep last night, July 16. He was 78 years of age.

Alan was not only relentlessly creative, writing music and painting until the end, he was also startlingly unique. Along with Martin Rev, in the early 1970’s, they formed the two person avant band known as Suicide. Almost immediately, their incredible and unclassifiable music went against every possible grain. Their confrontational live performances, light-years before Punk Rock, are the stuff of legend. Their first, self-titled album is one of the single most challenging and noteworthy achievements in American music.

Alan Vega was the quintessential artist on every imaginable level. His entire life was devoted to outputting what his vision commanded of him.

One of the greatest aspects of Alan Vega was his unflinching adherence to the demands of his art. He only did what he wanted. Simply put, he lived to create. After decades of constant output, the world seemed to catch up with Alan and he was acknowledged as the groundbreaking creative individual he had been from the very start.

Alan’s life is a lesson of what it is to truly live for art. The work, the incredible amount of time required, the courage to keep seeing it and the strength to bring it forth—this was Alan Vega.

Alan is survived by his amazing family, wife Liz and son Dante. His incredible body of work, spanning five decades, will be with us forever.

Oui, le créateur de Dream baby dream, bien connu par ici, ainsi que l'inspirateur du minimalisme de Nebraska pour ce qui concerne Springsteen (grosse influence sur State Trooper, notamment).
Il me semble que Suicide et Springsteen étaient voisins de studio à cette époque.

Encore un précurseur et acteur du punk qui disparaît.

Springsteen inspiré par Vega pour son album "Nevada" !  
"Le Parisien" dixit:

http://www.leparisien.fr/flash-actualite-culture/alan-vega-pionnier-du-punk-meurt-paisiblement-17-07-2016-5974445.php

Un album blanc avec une tache rouge. Mystérieux, abrasif et obsédant.
Suicide.
Un groupe New Yorkais, aujourd'hui qualifié de "punk", comme tous ces groupes qui faisaient la scène dans ces années là.
Une manière de réduire ou réunir sous la même bannière tout ce qui échappait au main stream et aux groupes classiques déjà vieillissants (Stones Led Zep, Floyd, Who etc etc).
Poésie urbaine décharnée.
Un groupe qui revendiquait de pouvoir jouer sur tous les continents pendant la même journée car leur matériel ne tenait que dans une valise. Ce truc lu à l'époque dans un journal, m'a marqué.
Et ce mec zarbi sorti de là avec un truc lunaire, minimaliste et incroyablement obsédant.
"Juke Box Baby".
Un de ces hits inexplicables et hors normes qui jonchent l'histoire du rock.
Un concert co organisé en 82. Au Bandit à Strasbourg. La tournée "Saturn Strip".
Seul avec ses machine. Absolument martial.
Revu deux fois ensuite. Un concert chaos oublié, puis à la Loco en 2005 (il parait que le truc existe en DVD) avec Christophe qui se tape l'incrust.
Bruce qui a exhumé Dream Baby Dream autant que Christophe qui considérait comme un maître le musicien New Yorkais donnaient de la lumière à la carrière en clair obscur de ce sacré bonhomme, unique et si singulier.
Encore un artiste rare qui s'en est allé.

http://brucespringsteen.net/

ALAN VEGA
Over here on E Street, we are saddened to hear of the passing of Alan Vega, one of the great revolutionary voices in rock and roll. The bravery and passion he showed throughout his career was deeply influential to me. I was lucky enough to get to know Alan slightly and he was always a generous and sweet spirit. The blunt force power of his greatest music both with Suicide and on his solo records can still shock and inspire today. There was simply no one else remotely like him.

Bruce Springsteen