The Legend is Gone

[Ben]

The great Ronnie James Dio finally succumbed to his battle with stomach cancer yesterday morning. At least it sounds like he went peacefully (rather, as peacefully as you can go with stomach cancer).

www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/ronnie_james_dio_dies_at_67.html


'It was only a month ago that Dio, 67, spoke about his battle with cancer on the "black carpet" of the Revolver Golden Gods Awards, which took place on April 8 at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles. When asked about how he had been feeling since he was diagnosed with the disease late last year, Dio said, 'Well, I feel good and bad at times. It's a long process. Chemotherapy is a... I never realized what a difficult thing it was to go through. It's a real cumulative effect — the more you have, the more it piles up on top and it takes longer and longer to get over it. I find it very difficult to eat. I don't like to eat anyway, so I guess that's OK. But I know I have to.

"But this makes it very, very hard. But if you're determined to beat it, then you have to go with what you believe is going to beat it for you, and in this case it's that. I go to a great hospital in Houston called M.D. Anderson, which I think is the best hospital in the world, I have the best doctor in the world, Dr. Ajani, who I really trust and I really believe in, so I think I've done all the right things. It makes me feel positive about my life and positive that there is a lot more of it to live.'"

[trashcanman]

The dragon is dead.




I'm glad I got to see him live before he went, but now I really regret missing his reunion tour with Sabbath (under the name Heaven and Hell). The album was killer. Thanks for all the awesome, Ronnie. I look forward to seeing your supergroup with Hendrix, Bonham, and Entwhistle in Rock n Roll Heaven when I die.

[The Curmudgeon]

I knew when I heard about this that someone would have a thread on here. Another of music's monster talents is gone. A great shame.

[Ben]

I saw him with Black Sabbath back in 2007. From what I've read he was just an all around awesome dude. Nice to everyone and always smiling, and of course, awesome live.

[trashcanman]

Hell of a performer and possibly the single most influential and copied voice in rock music. Popularized the devil horns hand sign as well.

[Ben]

www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/ronnie_james_dio_baptist_church_to_picket_public_memorial_service.html

Fuck these guys.

[trashcanman]

How is biting a bat a sin? And what the fuck does that have to do with anything? And who throws raw meat at what? Since when? And why would that be a sin if they did? And Dio has stated in several interviews that he copped the horns from his grandmother and that it represents protection from the evil eye curse and the sign is not actually affiliated with the devil in any way. Wait, changing his name to mean "God" means he hates God? Doesn't it usually work the other way around? Do Muslims hate Mohammed then? So many things wrong with that statement. When I saw Sabbath's reunion tour with Ozzy, there were some picketers out there screeching about how Rob Halford was a faggot. Wrong band, guys. If there is a hell, I'm sure there's a special place in it for people who picket funerals.

[The Curmudgeon]

That's ridiculous. These creatures who picket fucking FUNERALS (honestly? What can be achieved here?) are vile cancers. I get free speech and being able to demonstrate against anything, but surely harassing grieving family members because of the deceased's lifestyle choice.. fuck, that really HAS to be illegal.

Vermin. Absolute vermin.