Terry hall

[crocodiles]

Rip the legend Terry Hall was gutted to hear this news this morning. The specials have always been one of the great live bands . A truly sad sad loss 

[Hugh Jass II]

I remember enjoying seeing them sub in 09. Missed some no mark called Lady Gaga to see them too.

[MEGABOWL]

They were fantastic in 2009. I know a couple of people who met him and said he was a really nice guy. Very sad news.

 

[faymondo]

Am I right in thinking they were down for 2020 but didn't make it this year ?

Gutted.

Would have love to have seen them at Glastonbury. Caught them once in Liverpool. 

[Gnomicide]

9 minutes ago, faymondo said:

Am I right in thinking they were down for 2020 but didn't make it this year ?

Gutted.

Would have love to have seen them at Glastonbury. Caught them once in Liverpool. 

Yep, they were in the "Here's what you could have had" poster and (I think) were on the Pyramid Stage playlist? 

After Macca they were probably the act I was most excited to see.

Edited December 20, 2022 by Gnomicide

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

21 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:

Yep, they were in the "Here's what you could have had" poster and (I think) were on the Pyramid Stage playlist? 

After Macca they were probably the act I was most excited to see.

Arguably the strongest initial poster in the festival's history

[gigpusher]

1 hour ago, Gnomicide said:

Yep, they were in the "Here's what you could have had" poster and (I think) were on the Pyramid Stage playlist? 

After Macca they were probably the act I was most excited to see.

Yep I was hoping to get tickets in the resale to see them. Was disappointed when they weren't on there. 

[Avalon_Fields]

Ghost Town has to be one of the best songs of the 80’s. 

[Hugh Jass II]

4 minutes ago, Avalon_Fields said:

Ghost Town has to be one of the best songs of the 80’s. 

It's also the Irish national anthem...

[crocodiles]

7 minutes ago, Avalon_Fields said:

Ghost Town has to be one of the best songs of the 80’s. 

Last time I saw them they opened with that takes some balls to open with your biggest hit

[steviewevie]

very sad..never saw him, but liked his music, particularly Fun Boy Three as I was a bit young for The Specials. He seemed like a nice bloke, a sad figure amongst the madness.

[VCK]

The only set that topped The Specials' in 2009 was Blur. RIP

[henry bear]

The Specials was the first band I ever saw live (well, their support act was). Amazing gig, half the crowd seemed to end up onstage with the band.

Didn't see their set at Glasto, but did see Fun Boy Three and The Colourfield there. RIP Terry, sorely missed.

[WhatADin]

Gutted. I was so lucky to be at the Bestival where The Specials decided to randomly pop-up and the atmosphere was incredible. Truly gutted.

Edited December 20, 2022 by WhatADin

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

5 hours ago, Hugh Jass II said:

It's also the Irish national anthem...

 

[Hugh Jass II]

46 minutes ago, Supernintendo Chalmers said:

 

I knew you’d get the reference.

[Cooter]

Rip Terry

[Alan_C]

Some details from Horace:

 

'The Specials. Terry. This is what happened.
 
We had it all planned out. Make the album we were going to do in 2020 – a reggae album.
Record in Los Angeles in November. We had the studio booked, flights paid for, accommodation sorted. Roger Rivas from The Agrolites was going to co-produce. Shepard Fairey was going to do the cover. Lynval, still recovering from his spinal surgery earlier in the year, was over in the UK and raring to go. Terry had the framework for 8 tunes. Confidence was high. We were set to meet up with Nikolaj and make magic. This was in September. Terry e-mails everyone and says he’s in bed with a stomach bug and can’t do the first week of pre-production sessions. No big deal, we can knock everything back a week. We’re not due to fly out until November 4th. The next week, Terry is no better and is in hospital. There’s not much we can do except wait for him to get better. Sunday October 2nd and I get a phone call from Manager Steve.
And everything turns to shit.
Terry’s illness is a lot worse than we thought.
He has been diagnosed with cancer of the pancreas which has spread to his liver.
This is serious. Like life-threatening serious.
He has developed diabetes due to his pancreas being attacked. This has to be treated first, then it’s a regime of chemotherapy.
There is nothing anyone can do. Everything is put on hold.
Terry is emphatic that no-one be told about this. If anyone asks, he’s managing his diabetes.
The chemo treatment starts favourably but it seems that it would be March 2023 at the earliest before we’d be in any position to work. He is in and out of hospital to stabilise the diabetes issue and also to manage pain.
It then goes quiet.
Beginning of December and reports are not good. Terry has lost a lot of weight and is very frail. His friend Ian Broudie visits and phones Manager Steve. He fears that Terry is slipping away.
15th December and Manager Steve drives up to London to visit. He calls me on his return journey and says things are not looking promising. Terry is dying. The next day he is put on morphine and is more-or-less unconscious for most of the time. I thought it would be best for me to go and visit but Lindy, his wife, advises against it. She has held her phone to Terry’s ear so that his sisters and Lynval can say their goodbyes. She suggests I do the same. So, I did. It was tough.
Terry died around half past 5 the next evening, Sunday 18th December.
The world has lost a unique voice and I have lost a good friend.
Horace.'

 

Awful 😔

[Wherethewildthingsare]

7 hours ago, Alan_C said:

Some details from Horace:

 

'The Specials. Terry. This is what happened.
 
We had it all planned out. Make the album we were going to do in 2020 – a reggae album.
Record in Los Angeles in November. We had the studio booked, flights paid for, accommodation sorted. Roger Rivas from The Agrolites was going to co-produce. Shepard Fairey was going to do the cover. Lynval, still recovering from his spinal surgery earlier in the year, was over in the UK and raring to go. Terry had the framework for 8 tunes. Confidence was high. We were set to meet up with Nikolaj and make magic. This was in September. Terry e-mails everyone and says he’s in bed with a stomach bug and can’t do the first week of pre-production sessions. No big deal, we can knock everything back a week. We’re not due to fly out until November 4th. The next week, Terry is no better and is in hospital. There’s not much we can do except wait for him to get better. Sunday October 2nd and I get a phone call from Manager Steve.
And everything turns to shit.
Terry’s illness is a lot worse than we thought.
He has been diagnosed with cancer of the pancreas which has spread to his liver.
This is serious. Like life-threatening serious.
He has developed diabetes due to his pancreas being attacked. This has to be treated first, then it’s a regime of chemotherapy.
There is nothing anyone can do. Everything is put on hold.
Terry is emphatic that no-one be told about this. If anyone asks, he’s managing his diabetes.
The chemo treatment starts favourably but it seems that it would be March 2023 at the earliest before we’d be in any position to work. He is in and out of hospital to stabilise the diabetes issue and also to manage pain.
It then goes quiet.
Beginning of December and reports are not good. Terry has lost a lot of weight and is very frail. His friend Ian Broudie visits and phones Manager Steve. He fears that Terry is slipping away.
15th December and Manager Steve drives up to London to visit. He calls me on his return journey and says things are not looking promising. Terry is dying. The next day he is put on morphine and is more-or-less unconscious for most of the time. I thought it would be best for me to go and visit but Lindy, his wife, advises against it. She has held her phone to Terry’s ear so that his sisters and Lynval can say their goodbyes. She suggests I do the same. So, I did. It was tough.
Terry died around half past 5 the next evening, Sunday 18th December.
The world has lost a unique voice and I have lost a good friend.
Horace.'

 

Awful 😔

He sang the Soundtrack to my youth. My mother died of pancreatic cancer, it’s a devastating disease 😢 

[faymondo]

8 hours ago, Alan_C said:

Some details from Horace:

 

'The Specials. Terry. This is what happened.
 
We had it all planned out. Make the album we were going to do in 2020 – a reggae album.
Record in Los Angeles in November. We had the studio booked, flights paid for, accommodation sorted. Roger Rivas from The Agrolites was going to co-produce. Shepard Fairey was going to do the cover. Lynval, still recovering from his spinal surgery earlier in the year, was over in the UK and raring to go. Terry had the framework for 8 tunes. Confidence was high. We were set to meet up with Nikolaj and make magic. This was in September. Terry e-mails everyone and says he’s in bed with a stomach bug and can’t do the first week of pre-production sessions. No big deal, we can knock everything back a week. We’re not due to fly out until November 4th. The next week, Terry is no better and is in hospital. There’s not much we can do except wait for him to get better. Sunday October 2nd and I get a phone call from Manager Steve.
And everything turns to shit.
Terry’s illness is a lot worse than we thought.
He has been diagnosed with cancer of the pancreas which has spread to his liver.
This is serious. Like life-threatening serious.
He has developed diabetes due to his pancreas being attacked. This has to be treated first, then it’s a regime of chemotherapy.
There is nothing anyone can do. Everything is put on hold.
Terry is emphatic that no-one be told about this. If anyone asks, he’s managing his diabetes.
The chemo treatment starts favourably but it seems that it would be March 2023 at the earliest before we’d be in any position to work. He is in and out of hospital to stabilise the diabetes issue and also to manage pain.
It then goes quiet.
Beginning of December and reports are not good. Terry has lost a lot of weight and is very frail. His friend Ian Broudie visits and phones Manager Steve. He fears that Terry is slipping away.
15th December and Manager Steve drives up to London to visit. He calls me on his return journey and says things are not looking promising. Terry is dying. The next day he is put on morphine and is more-or-less unconscious for most of the time. I thought it would be best for me to go and visit but Lindy, his wife, advises against it. She has held her phone to Terry’s ear so that his sisters and Lynval can say their goodbyes. She suggests I do the same. So, I did. It was tough.
Terry died around half past 5 the next evening, Sunday 18th December.
The world has lost a unique voice and I have lost a good friend.
Horace.'

 

Awful 😔

Sad to read that. Always heard The Specials from my older sister and robber her Ghost Town 7" single. 

I can remember the song so vividly and a drive through the streets of Liverpool when it was out sticks in my mind forever. 

[Skip997]

9 hours ago, Alan_C said:

Some details from Horace:

I've just had the same email.

Wasn't sure whether to post it or not. 

[WhatADin]

14 hours ago, Alan_C said:

Some details from Horace:

 

'The Specials. Terry. This is what happened.
 
We had it all planned out. Make the album we were going to do in 2020 – a reggae album.
Record in Los Angeles in November. We had the studio booked, flights paid for, accommodation sorted. Roger Rivas from The Agrolites was going to co-produce. Shepard Fairey was going to do the cover. Lynval, still recovering from his spinal surgery earlier in the year, was over in the UK and raring to go. Terry had the framework for 8 tunes. Confidence was high. We were set to meet up with Nikolaj and make magic. This was in September. Terry e-mails everyone and says he’s in bed with a stomach bug and can’t do the first week of pre-production sessions. No big deal, we can knock everything back a week. We’re not due to fly out until November 4th. The next week, Terry is no better and is in hospital. There’s not much we can do except wait for him to get better. Sunday October 2nd and I get a phone call from Manager Steve.
And everything turns to shit.
Terry’s illness is a lot worse than we thought.
He has been diagnosed with cancer of the pancreas which has spread to his liver.
This is serious. Like life-threatening serious.
He has developed diabetes due to his pancreas being attacked. This has to be treated first, then it’s a regime of chemotherapy.
There is nothing anyone can do. Everything is put on hold.
Terry is emphatic that no-one be told about this. If anyone asks, he’s managing his diabetes.
The chemo treatment starts favourably but it seems that it would be March 2023 at the earliest before we’d be in any position to work. He is in and out of hospital to stabilise the diabetes issue and also to manage pain.
It then goes quiet.
Beginning of December and reports are not good. Terry has lost a lot of weight and is very frail. His friend Ian Broudie visits and phones Manager Steve. He fears that Terry is slipping away.
15th December and Manager Steve drives up to London to visit. He calls me on his return journey and says things are not looking promising. Terry is dying. The next day he is put on morphine and is more-or-less unconscious for most of the time. I thought it would be best for me to go and visit but Lindy, his wife, advises against it. She has held her phone to Terry’s ear so that his sisters and Lynval can say their goodbyes. She suggests I do the same. So, I did. It was tough.
Terry died around half past 5 the next evening, Sunday 18th December.
The world has lost a unique voice and I have lost a good friend.
Horace.'

 

Awful 😔

Jesus Christ, that's absolutely heartbreaking.

[gigpusher]

On 12/20/2022 at 3:02 PM, Gnomicide said:

Yep, they were in the "Here's what you could have had" poster and (I think) were on the Pyramid Stage playlist? 

After Macca they were probably the act I was most excited to see.

Yep I was hoping to get tickets in the resale to see them. Was disappointed when they weren't on there. Interestingly I have been catching up on Dessert Island Discs from this year in the last month whilst working. I stopped yesterday and was revisiting some Terry Hall stuff and today started again and it just happened the next up was John Niven who started with The Specials and a Terry Hall anecdote.