Le bassiste et co-fondateur des Status Quo, Alan Lancaster, est décédé ce dimanche 26 septembre des suites de la sclérose en plaques. Il avait 72 ans.
Communiqué : « Alan Lancaster – R.I.P
It is with great sadness that we report that Alan Lancaster – one of the original members of Quo, has passed away at the age of 72.
Alan suffered for many years with Multiple Sclerosis, but in spite of his illness was able to play a fantastic series of concerts with the original ‘Frantic Four’ in 2013/2014′.
Francis Rossi said: ‘I am so sorry to hear of Alan’s passing. We were friends and colleagues for many years and achieved fantastic success together as the Frantic Four alongside Rick Parfitt and John Coghlan. Alan was an integral part of the sound and the enormous success of Status Quo during the 60s and 70s. Although it is well documented that we were estranged in recent years, I will always have very fond memories of our early days together and my condolences go to Dayle and Alan’s family.’
Status Quo Manager Simon Porter said: ‘This is such sad news and my sincere condolences go out to Dayle and the family. It was an absolute pleasure to be able to reunite the original line up for two sellout tours in 2013/2014 and to give Status Quo Frantic Four fans a final legacy and such a lasting memory. Although Alan was not in the best of health even then, he got through the tours with determination and grit and was a pleasure to work with. »
