Rock keyboard pioneer Keith Emerson dead at 71 in possible suicide

Greatest progressive keyboardist ever to walk this earth. Rest in Peace Keith!

Is 2016 becoming the year music dies? RIP Keith Emerson, your talent and music will live on forever, and will continue to inspire musicians around the world.

He was due to play some gigs in Japan later this year. RIP Sir!

Clearly, he was meant to be here, from the beginning.

Another great talent is lost. It's been reported elsewhere that due to a nerve disease Emerson was only going to be able to play with 8 fingers and he became severely depressed about it.

"All I want is to play music."

How sad.

Rest in peace.

RIP. All the people I use to listen to in high school are passing away..

I can close my eyes , get in my wayback machine & it's 1973 at M.S.G. & E.L.P. is shaking the very foundations of the building! Thanks for All the great contributions to Real Music!- as for adding the Sex Pistol's Rotten into this story i find that an insult to all who work at the craft musically day in, day out.

It wasn't a 'possible' suicide, it was a real one. Sadly, because he was losing his finger control at the keyboard and didn't want to turn out to be a wreck. Karn Evil 9, all over again - 'welcome back my friends, to the show that never ends' - it's all a recording.

Killed by merciless Internet trolls. He was losing muscle control in his right hand, but on-line trolls relentlessly told him he was now a crap musician.

The Earth is a beautiful place; it's too bad humans have to soil it.

Another of the bright lights that illuminated my youth has gone out. RIP