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Doctor doctor, gimme the news: Robert Palmer died

Robert Palmer, 54, died of a heart attack this morning

Singer Robert Palmer dies at 54
Friday, September 26, 2003 Posted: 8:50 AM EDT (1250 GMT)

LONDON, England -- Rock singer Robert Palmer has died in Paris of a heart attack at the age of 54, his manager said.

The British star, whose chart hits in the 1980s included "Addicted to Love," suffered the attack in the early hours of Friday morning, Mick Cater said.

The Yorkshireman, who had lived in Switzerland for 16 years, was staying in the French capital with his partner, Mary Ambrose, after traveling from the United Kingdom where he had been recording a TV show.

"I can't say anything else at this point, I'm just in shock," Cater told CNN.

Palmer was in several British rock bands before he hit the big time as a solo artist with singles that also included "Simply irresistible" and "Some guys have all the luck."

The slick "Addicted to Love" video, featuring the sharply dressed Palmer and miniskirted models, became one of MTV's most-played clips and sparked protests from some feminists.

"I'm not going to attach inappropriate significance to it because at the time it meant nothing. It's just happened to become an iconic look," Palmer once said of the video.

He formed the Power Station in 1985 with John Taylor and Andy Taylor from Duran Duran, scoring three U.S. Top 10 hits, including "Communication" and "Get it On."

Despite his chart success he shunned the rock 'n' roll lifestyle. "I loved the music, but the excesses of rock 'n' roll never really appealed to me at all," The Associated Press quoted him as saying.

"I couldn't see the point of getting up in front of a lot of people when you weren't in control of your wits."

Palmer was noted for his dress sense and respect for his fans. "I don't want to be heavy," he said in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine.

"I can't think of another attitude to have towards an audience than a hopeful and a positive one. And if that includes such unfashionable things as sentimentality, well, I can afford it."

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Not that he changed music and my life, but he did have the best attitude in the world on music videos: do the same thing over and over because it takes 15 minutes and works.

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Oh wow.


This guy goes WAY back. He was amazing.


WTF is up this year?

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Shit. There goes another legend.

I really like his cover of Marvin Gaye's Mercy mercy me

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died of a heart attack this morning

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I liked him back in the 70s.

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Emerson and Lake must be devastated.

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The Bryant-Lake Bowl is at that intersection.

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they already got Cozy...oh, he's dead, too.

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I liked him back in the 70s.

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I've never noticed this before, but Smug bears a striking resemblence to Robert Smith.

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Ahhhh back when I had gams.

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Wonder, you look like Ice Cube in drag.

Mugtoe would hit you.

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And yes P_T, she is/was the one.

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Dammit, this scared me. For some reason I read it as Robert Plant had died. Now THAT would have sucked.

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Heh, I can remember being taken aside by my sister at a young age and being told that Davy Jones from the Monkees had died.

It hit me hard.

Took only about 20 years or so before I realised it was Brian Jones she was talking about, and even then it was only because I saw Davy Jones in person.

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I've never noticed this before, but Smug bears a striking resemblence to Robert Smith.

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haha

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