Way too young to be leaving this world  :(

I had heard about his complications following surgery.

My friend went to get us some dinner, and he came back and said that all the way there and back the radio was playing Bee Gees songs....

It was then we worked out he has passed away.  It is a sad loss.

FB  :(

yeah he was having fairly normal surgery that he should have come out of - cept he had a heart attack while he was under.

He was the same age as my mum - thats way too bloody young.

Two bothers gone in that family now.  So sad for the Gibbs.

I heard this this morning, and was shocked. Goodbye, Maurice.

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Yeah, He was way to young to die. My heart goes out to his family. He will be truly missed. :'(

No way!  My prayers go out to his family. :'(  He was way too young....

R.I.P. Maurice Gibb

It was indeed sad to read about the premature death of another member of the talented Gibb family today...  :'(

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 12) - Maurice Gibb, a member of the famed disco band the Bee Gees, died Sunday at a Miami Beach hospital, his family said. He was 53.

Gibb, who joined with his older brother and his twin to harmonize their way to becoming one of the best selling musical groups ever, suffered cardiac arrest before undergoing emergency surgery for a blocked intestine. He was admitted to Mount Sinai Medical Center Wednesday and underwent surgery Thursday.

``To our extended family friends and fans, with great sadness and sorrow we regretfully announce the passing of Maurice Gibb this morning,'' Gibb's family said in a statement. ``His love, enthusiasm and energy for life remain an inspiration to all of us. We will all deeply miss him.''

Gibb played bass and keyboard for the group, whose name is short for the Brothers Gibb.

In a 1978 interview with TG Magazine, Gibb lamented the perception that the Bee Gees were only a disco band.

``People accuse us of being nothing more than a disco band now,'' Gibb said. ``But they don't know what they're talking about. If you listen to our records, you'll find that there's dance music. But there are also ballads like `More Than A Woman.' And there are some very beautiful, undanceable songs, too.''

The Bee Gees - twins Maurice and Robin, and their older brother Barry - have lived in South Florida since the late 1970s. Their younger brother, Andy, who had a successful solo career, died in 1988 at age 30 from a heart ailment.

Chris Hutchins, a writer and former press agent for the Bee Gees, said Maurice was ``very much a tormented soul.''

``He was not the star (of the Bee Gees), and he knew it, he felt it,'' Hutchins told British Broadcasting Corp. radio.

Known for their close harmonies and original sound, the Bee Gees are members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and their 1977 contributions to the ``Saturday Night Fever'' album made it the best selling movie soundtrack ever with more than 40 million copies sold.

Among their disco hits on that album are ``Stayin' Alive,'' ``More Than a Woman'' and ``How Deep Is Your Love,'' and ``Night Fever.''

The group won seven Grammy Awards. The Bee Gees last album was in 2001, entitled ``This Is Where I Came In.''

The family emigrated from England to Australia in 1958, and the brothers soon gained fame as a teen pop group.

They returned to England in the 1960s, and their first four albums contained hits such as ``1941 New York Mining Disaster,'' ``To Love Somebody,'' and their first U.S. number one song, 1971's ``How Can You Mend A Broken Heart.''

The Bee Gees followed ``Saturday Night Fever'' with the 1978 album ``Spirits Having Flown'' which sold 20 million copies.

The brothers wrote and produced songs for Barbara Streisand, Diana Ross and Dionne Warwick in the 1980s. They also wrote the Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton hit ``Islands in the Stream.''

The Bee Gees released three studio albums and went on a world tour in the 1990s. The live album from the tour ``One Night Only,'' sold more than 1 million albums in the United States.

The Bee Gees run a music production company in Miami called Middle Ear Studios.

Gibb's first wife was British singer Lulu. He and his second wife, Yvonne, were married for more than 20 years and had two children.

There is definitely "Too Much Heaven" :'(

howard

What is it with these 50ish men and heart attacks? I just don't understand it. :'(

:'( There is a song reference in there, but since this thread concerns the death of a legend. I'm watching the news now, and they are discussing Maurice's death. :'(

Finally got to hear the news from a reliable source.

:'(

I was listening to Dick Bartley's radio show and he played a Bee Gees song from the 1960's and I got to thinking about him…

I was shocked and truly saddened when I heard about Maurice Gibb passing away.  He was incredibly talented!  Fifty-three is just way too young to go!  :'(

Wow.  I have been listening to Bee Gees music all day as that is what most of the radio / TV here is playing...those that aren't reporting about our Premiers drunk driving charge that is...

I can't believe how sad I am. I was never a huge Bee Gees fan but it's amazing to me how many memories of my youth are related to a Bee Gees song.  Growing up in the so-called disco era has made more of an impact on me than I thought. Just yesterday, for some unknown reason, I started singing "Love is thicker than water"...a song I haven't heard in probably a decade. Then I hear Maurice was having surgery and today I awake to the news that he's passed...

Andy and now Maurice.  Too much pain for one family to endure. My thoughts and prayers are with them and all the fans. As they sang "it's a tragedy...." :'(

One of my all-time favorite BeeGee's songs is "Holiday." It was one of their first. Barry was only 19 at the time. I think the twins were about 17 or so. They deffinately had staying power unlike many other young family bands-does anyone remember the Cowsills, the Defranco Family, Hanson, etc? It is very sad. I know the world is going to miss Maurice and my heart goes out to all the Gibbs.



Cat

My brother-in-law passed away from a heart attact at the age of 45.


Cat

Thanks Deemoe. It has been almost 2 years now and we all still miss him very much.  :'(



Cat

2 Beatles,2 Bee Gees.
Unbelieveable!
It's just too sad. :(

howard

Last night I took out my BeeGee's cds to pay (or play) my tribute to Maurice and I noticed on the cover of their greatest hits (their earlier stuff) there were 4 people on the cover. Does anyone know if Andy recorded with them on those early songs?



Cat