We bid a sad but fond farewell to the musicians, producers, songwriters and more from the prog world who left us this year. Adieu.

This month sees the tenth anniversary of David Bowie’s death. One of the most influential and pioneering musicians of the 20th and 21st centuries. This intelligent, articulate, witty, endearingly ecce

“It’s time for me to call it a day,” he announces.

40 years on from his passing, Scott Gorham, Eric Bell, Mark Stanway, Laurence Archer and more talk about the bandmate and friend – the real Phil – that they knew.

October 21, 1941 – December 3, 2025

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