The AI Camera Club / When the giant boulder rolled down from the adjacent hilltop and landed on The Barn, no one really knew what to say. There was a thrill in being able to make some breathtaking images, but everyone knew it was the end of something.
We are heartbroken to announced that our beloved father Brian Wilson has passed away.
We are at a loss for words right now.
Please respect our privacy at this time as our family grieving.
We realize that we are sharing our grief with the world.
Love & Mercy
Clem was my favourite drummer of that whole massive New York and American Punk scene, a scene that he co-invented with his full throttle style, literally battering the drumskins into submission. But it was his pop sensibility and deftness of touch, the knowing of what the song was about and what it needed, which drum fill or drum roll, which hi-hat pattern or cymbal crash to use, and knowing when to use “the gap” that set him apart for me. And, of course, he had a unique feel because he loved his form of expression, and I think he’s like the Charlie Watts of his generation in some ways,and much further beyond just being any old drummer.
Clem ‘s drumming, especially on those incredible Blondie records, is special and perfect, just like those Blondie songs are.
A brilliant brilliant drummer and, through getting to know him a little bit when I had the pleasure and honour of working with him a little while ago, a really lovely man. There are certain words that are overused and too easily applied to people that don’t warrant their definition, but Clem Burke will always live in the place reserved for a different kind of Angel. He is a real Icon…
He is a true Star…Goodnight Godbless Clem…Xxx❤️
Ian McCulloch
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