Kate Bush has shared an emotional tribute to her former bassist John Giblin, who has died on the age of 71.
The musician’s loss of life was confirmed in a Facebook submit by the band Osibisa, with whom he had lately collaborated.
Giblin handed away final Sunday (May 14) in Cheltenham after “battling illness”, in keeping with the group. The obituary went on to explain him as a “bass guitarist, double bass player, arranger and all-round session musician extraordinaire”.
The musician’s longstanding partnership with Bush started when he performed bass on the legendary artist’s 1980 singles ‘Babooshka’ and ‘Breathing’, each of which seem on her third album ‘Never For Ever’.
Additionally, Giblin and Bush contributed bass and backing vocals, respectively, to Peter Gabriel‘s song ‘No Self Control’ that very same 12 months.
Giblin would go on to characteristic on Bush’s information ‘The Sensual World’ (1989), ‘The Red Shoes’ (1993), ‘Aerial’ (2005), ‘Director’s Cut’ (2011) and ’50 Words For Snow’ (2011).
He was later chosen by Bush to carry out within the band for her long-awaited comeback reveals at London’s Hammersmith Apollo in 2014. The residency, titled ‘Before The Dawn’, was captured on a reside album of the identical identify.
Paying tribute to Giblin on her official web site, Bush wrote: “Everyone cherished John. He was a very lovely man in each sense of the phrase. Everybody wished to work with him as a result of he was such an ideal expertise and everybody wished to be his good friend as a result of he was such a beautiful individual.
“I loved John so very much. He was one of my very dearest and closest friends for over forty years. We were always there for each other. He was very special. I loved working with him, not just because he was such an extraordinary musician but because he was always huge amounts of fun.”
Bush continued: “We would typically chuckle a lot that we needed to simply give in to it and sit and roar with laughter for some time. He cherished to be pushed in a musical context, and it was actually thrilling to really feel him cross that line and discover extremely attractive musical phrases that have been solely there for him. He would actually sing. It was such a pleasure and an inspiration to see the place he might take it.
“We’ve all lost a great man, an unmatchable musician and I’ve lost my very special friend. My world will never be the same again without him. Kate.”
Giblin was born to a musical household in Bellshill, Scotland in 1952. Over the course of his prolonged profession, he additionally labored with the likes of Elton John, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Annie Lennox and Phil Collins, per the obituary shared by Osibisa.
In 1985, Giblin turned the bassist in Simple Minds following Derek Forbes’ departure from the group. He made his debut with the band at Live Aid in Philadelphia. Gliblin carried out with Simple Minds on three albums earlier than returning to his former ardour as a studio musician.
“Fellow musicians, family, friends, fans and the studio world in general have lost a truly amazing human being and musician who has certainly left a deep musical legacy and a beautiful imprint for everyone he was involved with,” the obituary continued.
“R.I.P. John, it was a pleasure and a privilege to work with you and we are all going to miss you. There really is a hole in the world with John’s passing.”
Earlier this month, it was introduced that Kate Bush might be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 2023. The star stated in a press release that she was “completely shocked at the news”, including: “It’s something I just never thought would happen.”