David Bowie's Former Bassist Trevor Bolder Dies at 62

Bolder, who was a member of David Bowie's
backing band Spiders from Mars, dies because
of pancreatic cancer.
Trevor
Bolder,
one of the
founding
members
of Spiders
from Mars
which
played
with David
Bowie in
some albums, passed away on Tuesday, May
21, following a long battle with pancreatic
cancer. Bolder, who was also a member of
British rock band Uriah Heep, was 62.
Uriah Heep confirmed the death of the bassist
on its official site. "It is with great sadness
that Uriah Heep announce the passing of our
friend the amazing Trevor Bolder, who has
passed away after his long fight with cancer.
Trevor was an all-time great, one of the
outstanding musicians of his generation, and
one of the finest and most influential bass
players that Britain ever produced," the
statement read.
"Trevor was a world class bass player, singer
and songwriter, and more importantly a world
class friend. He will be sadly missed by family,
friends and rock fans all over the world. We
are all numb to the core," the band's guitarist
Mick Box said.
Bowie also made a statement on his official
site in regards to his former musical partner's
passing. "Trevor was a wonderful musician and
a major inspiration for whichever band he was
working with. But he was foremostly a
tremendous guy, a great man," he said.
Black Sabbath's bassist Geezer Butler mourned
Bolder's passing on Twitter, "RIP to Trevor
Bolder of Uriah Heep." Dream Theater's Mike
Portnoy wrote, "RIP Trevor Bolder - bass
player from Bowie's Spiders From Mars (Ziggy
Stardust is my #5 album of all-time) Man, too
many rock deaths... : (."
Bolder joined Spiders from Mars in 1971. He
contributed to the band's hit albums " Hunky
Dory ", " Aladdin Sane" and "The Rise and Fall of
Ziggy Stardust". He later joined Uriah Heep in
1976. He and the band kept playing until his
deteriorated condition forced him to take a
break a few months ago.
Earlier this year, Bolder told Classic Rock
Magazine about his health, "I had pancreas
cancer so I had to have that removed. Not the
entire pancreas - but still, it was bad news.
They've cut out the bad bit. I've had a bit of
chemo, got to have that, which I'm doing now,
in case there's anything hanging about."