It's a really fair point. Not half the fanfare that there was over Loud Reed's death yet I would argue they are two of the most influential musicians of the 20th Century.
I'm not playing death top trumps, I just find it a bit wierd.
He soundtracked one of the best 2 hours of my life at...
There were two yesterday.
To be fair the big man deserves 3 threads. Gutted I won't be seeing him again. I very nearly went to London to see him for my birthday last year and decided against it, thinking he'd be around for ever. 59's no age really.