Kraftwerk founder dies, 73

Kraftwerk founder dies, 73

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norman lebrecht

May 06, 2020

The family have announced the death of Florian Schneider, co-founder of the electronic group Kraftwerk. He had been suffering from cancer.

An icon to David Bowie, he left the band in 2008.

 

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  • Robert Holmén says:
    May 6, 2020 at 8:23 pm

    That is disappointing.

    Somehow they invented Europop without ever becoming it.

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  • Louise says:
    May 6, 2020 at 8:33 pm

    Rest in peace !

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  • Delphine1962 says:
    May 6, 2020 at 9:17 pm

    Dear Norman, Thank you SO much posting this and commemorating such a guiding beacon of the extrordinary Kraftwerk. Dusseldorf and Cologne will be much darker tonight; no neon lights. My best to the memory of Florian Schneider

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  • Dr Richard Schmidt says:
    May 7, 2020 at 8:16 am

    Kraftwerk and Fripp are the greatest modern music innovators of he century

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  • Richard says:
    May 7, 2020 at 6:32 pm

    Nothing worth remembering. Trendsetters of music emptiness and cashout popcorn art.

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