Allan Holdsworth RIP

[sgcim]

Just read this. RIP

[ronjazz]

He was looking pretty sickly last couple of video interviews. Another pioneer gone.

[mr quick]

News broke just half an hour ago. RIP.

[citizenk74]

Rest in peace, Mr. Holdsworth. The world is diminished by your absence, but enriched by your memory.

[rob taft]

Very Sorry to hear of his passing. Yesterday, I listened to a compilation of tunes from his work with Tony Williams. Not much else to say but the community of guitar playing musicians lost an innovative and talented member today. RIP, Mr. Holdsworth.

[Thumpalumpacus]

Holy crap.

Thanks for the music and the inspiration, Allan.

[Rob MacKillop]

Damn. He was incredible.

[Eric Rowland]

[MarkRhodes]

O, man. Hate hearing this. RIP, Allan.

My favorite:

[lammie200]

Wow! Sad news indeed. I will never forget seeing him at a medium size venue in SF in the '80s. There were two cute girls there and we struck up a conversation. They came by themselves because they liked his music. I was taken by surprise when they said that. Of course they were the only two girls in the audience.

[TKO]

RIP, mr. Holdsworth.

One more of the greats gone..

[jorgemg1984]

Farewell Allan Holdsworth: Guitarist Dies @ 70 | full in bloom

[christianm77]

Shit.

[Cavalier]

Sad news.

[339 in june]

Oh Lord ! I'm shocked
What a loss for all of us guitarists.

and 41 years later

[339 in june]

"The Man Who Changed Guitar Forever"

..the name of his compilation issued some days ago

So sad

[newsense]

Very sad to hear this unexpected news. Allan was unique. I saw him a couple of times in the last 5 years and the experience was incredible. He had a highly individual soundscape, that was immediately recognizable once you had absorbed it. He will be missed.

[MarkRhodes]

[Two threads about the passing of Allan Holdsworth have now been merged. I wouldn't be surprised if another one or two follow. Allan touched many lives.]

[jorgemg1984]

[Two threads about the passing of Allan Holdsworth have now been merged. I wouldn't be surprised if another one or two follow. Allan touched many lives.]

Thanks, Mark - I posted mine in the wrong place!

[D'Aquisto Fan]

So sad. A true genius. R.I.P.

[christianm77]

I'm quite upset about this. He seemed like such a good bloke, wry sense of humour, very Yorkshire despite living in California.

Obviously an amazing player, like a bolt from the blue. Heard him live twice, I'm glad to say.

[AndyV]

A man who resolutely walked his own path yet influenced so many. RIP, MR. Holdsworth. Thank you for your music.

[marcwhy]

Wow, very sad news!

[Michael Kaye]

Oh man, sad news.

There was nobody like him.

[Alter]

Damn..... I remember when i first discovered his music... damn!!