Who knows? I’m just glad he’s in a good spot.” And by throwing in the towel, it might’ve caught up with him. But I think that this was a real challenge. So he’s been kind of tiptoeing through keeping himself ship-shape, best he could. ![]() And he had some problems with some ulcers. Gibbons went on to say, “It’s no secret that over the past few years he had a pretty rough go with a broken shoulder, followed with a broken hip. Go do your thing.' And I could tell through those first two valiant attempts, if he’s not giving it 110 percent, he was the first one to kind of say, 'Gee whiz. He said, 'Yeah, let me go check this out.' And of course I said, 'Hey, man, health is number one. And then he requested dismissing himself. Regarding Dusty Hill leaving the band's current tour, Gibbons said, “He did the first two (concerts). And at the same time, knowing that this came up so suddenly - going to bed and not waking up. ![]() Gibbons spoke about how he was dealing with the loss of his closest music partner for over five decades: “Passing through the grieving process, I can tell you it’s no less than anyone else that loses a good friend or a close associate. Gibbons, who along with Frank Beard - the band's drummer for over 50 years - is carrying on, per Hill's wishes with his bass tech taking his place, 30-year-band veteran, Elwood Francis.īilly F. Hill had started on the band's recent tour, but stepped back after only a couple of dates, before dying in his sleep on July 27th at age 72. Gibbons gave a long and heartfelt interview to Variety, talking about the events leading up to bassist Dusty Hill's recent death.
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