The Resume

(June 12, 1949-January 31, 2017)
Born in Derbyshire, England
Vocalist, frontman and bassist for Asia

Why he might be annoying:

He specialized the progressive rock genre.
His talent and career parallels that of Greg Lake.
He jumped from band to band early in his career (including Mogul Thrash, Uriah Heep, King Crimson, Wishbone Ash and Renaissance).
His Asia spinoff project Qango lasted only one year.
Disharmony with guitarist Steve Howe forced him to leave Asia in 1983, getting replaced by Lake, then he returned a year later.
Ironically, in the early 70's, he replaced Lake in King Crimson.
He left again in 1991, replaced by John Payne, then returned in 1996.

Why he might not be annoying:

He had a long-standing career as a session bassist.
He worked with with Yes , Bryan Ferry, Roxy Music and some members of Genesis .
He led the formation of Asia.
After his final return to Asia in 2006, he stayed until his death.
He was undergoing chemotherapy for colon cancer in mid January forcing him to leave during Asia's tour with Journey.
He died only a few weeks after Lake died.

Credit: battyx3

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Bassists
• BattyX3's Profiles [Series 13]
• British Rockers
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [June] (Ranked: 6121949)
• I Died in 2017 (Ranked: 67)
• I Have Colon Cancer
• Look at Me, I Got a Microphone
• People with John or Mary in their Names
• Profiles 38501-38750 (Ranked: 38657)
• Progressive Artists
• Shares Anne Frank's Birthday [June 12th] (Ranked: 1949)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20170131)
• Weights and Measure Names

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 13 Votes: 7.69% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 16 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 32 Votes: 53.12% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 11 Votes: 36.36% Annoying