Scottish guitarist and composer, Ricky Gardiner has passed away at the age of 73. He was also the guitarist for David Bowie and Iggy Pop.
Ricky Gardiner cause of death: What happened to David Bowie guitarist?
Ricky Gardiner, born on August 31, 1948, joined his first band, the Vostoks, at school in 1962. He then joined the Kingbees and the System, with whom he formed Beggars Opera in 1969.
He was friends with David Bowie and Iggy Pop. On Bowie’s 1977 album Low, he played the lead guitar. In the same year, he worked on Iggy Pop’s album Lust for Life which included the song, The Passenger. The Passenger was considered to be one of Iggy Pop’s best songs.
He was selected by Tony Visconti on 19 October 1977. This selection was to play guitar for the pre-recorded backing of Bowie’s performance on “Heroes” on the BBC’s Top of the Pops.
From the 70s, he played and composed in a variety of music styles, including classical and rock.
Gardiner said that he suffered from electromagnetic hypersensitivity. This he believed he contracted through exposure to high levels of computer radiation and magnetic fields.
He passed away on 13 May 2022, aged 73, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.
