Kevin Coyne
(January,27th 1944 – December,2nd 2004)
was an English musician,
singer, composer,
film-maker,
and a writer of lyrics,
stories and poems.
He was critically acclaimed
for his unorthodox style
of blues-influenced
guitar composition,
the intense quality
of his vocal delivery,
and his lyrics
describing injustice
to the mentally ill.
Musicians who have
described themselves as
Coyne fans
include
Sting
and
John Lydon.
In the mid-1970s,
prior to the formation
of the Police,
Coyne's band
included guitarist
Andy Summers.
BBC disc jockey
Andy Kershaw
described Coyne as
"a national treasure
who keeps getting better"
and as one of the great
British blues voices.
Over many years
Coyne produced the art work
for many of his own
album covers.
His move to Germany,
in the 1980s,
saw his work on
full-size paintings
blossom in its own right.
Death
Diagnosed with
lung fibrosis in 2002,
Coyne died in his
adopted home of
Nuremberg, Bavaria,
Germany in 2004.
He was survived by
his wife Helmi
and his sons
Eugene, Robert
and Nico.
Marjory Razorblade
is a double-LP
by English
rock singer
and was one of
the earliest releases
on Virgin Records,
which had launched
four months earlier
in June 1973.
The double album
includes the song
"Marlene",
which was issued
as a single,
and
"Eastbourne Ladies",
which was featured
among the
selection of tracks
played by
John Lydon
(aka Johnny Rotten)
at the height of
the Sex Pistols notoriety
on the Capital Radio show
A Punk & His Music,
broadcast in London
in the summer of 1977
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