Then there's THIS!!!!!!! Borrowed entirely from Al Forsyth's post at the blooey...
"It appears that for all his rock dinosaur image, he was the victim of a very modern fate — ‘trolled to death’ by heartless fans who had attacked him online over the quality of his recent music, even suggesting he gave up.[image: Emerson was one of the kings of progressive ¿prog¿ rock, an attempt by musicians to bring some credibility to rock in the late Sixties and early Seventies by injecting into it some of the features of classical music] <http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/03/13/23/321B130900000578-0-image-a-4_1457911942721.jpg> *Emerson was one of the kings of progressive ‘prog’ rock, an attempt by musicians to bring some credibility to rock in the late Sixties and early Seventies by injecting into it some of the features of classical music* In fact, he had been suffering for years from a debilitating muscular condition that affected the fingers in his right hand. ‘He read all the criticism online and was a sensitive soul,’ said his Japanese girlfriend, Mari Kawaguchi. Although he had been planning to retire after a string of upcoming concerts in Japan, he was ‘tormented with worry’ that he wouldn’t be good enough, she said. ‘He didn’t want to let down his fans. He was a perfectionist and the thought he wouldn’t play perfectly made him depressed, nervous and anxious.’ It’s easy to believe that he could have been deeply troubled by the cruel barbs from fans. Not only did Emerson take his music very seriously — even if many others didn’t — but he was a deeply sensitive man who was far from the wild rock star that he appeared on stage." -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Diamond Headz" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to michaellenz+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
