John Sykes (Whitesnake, Blue Murder, Thin Lizzy) dead aged 65 –

In shocking news… this was just posted to legendary guitarist John Sykes official Facebook page:

It is with great sadness that we share that John Sykes has passed away after a hard battle with cancer. He will be remembered by many as a man of exceptional musical talent, but to those who did not know him personally, he was a thoughtful, kind and charismatic man whose presence lit up the room.

He definitely marched to the beat of his own drum and always pulled for the underdog. In his final days, he spoke of his sincere love and gratitude for his fans who stuck by him through all these years.

Although the impact of his loss is deep and the mood somber, we hope that the light of his memory will extinguish the shadow of his absence.

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Bobby Caughron

Bobby Caughron is a music journalist and editor-in-chief of XS ROCK. He began a lifelong fan of hard rock and metal music after hearing KISS as a child. Still an avid fan of the 80s metal scene, he continues to discover and write about new music in all rock genres today.

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