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    Posted: October 21 2014 at 09:46
Wow!  I'm shocked....and only 38.  Loss of a whale of a talent.
 
38!  Enjoy every sandwich, lads.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 16 2014 at 13:04
Bloody hell!
I am speechless really.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 16 2014 at 07:10
This is so sad. 38!?!?!?!???
My heart goes out to his family.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 16 2014 at 04:50
Combination of genes and weight it unfortunately seems- he had been trying to lose weight for exactly this reason- no drugs.


From 4:30 on, watch this great solo from Ikey, it just gets better and better:





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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 16 2014 at 01:37
RIP , far too young as already said

I have found The Mars Volta one of the most challenging bands I have ever come across but neverthless they are the epitomy of modern truly progressive rock. I will play Amputecture later as my own little tribute.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 15 2014 at 19:11
RIP---way too young indeed---hope it wasn't drug related ----but my friend works in a heart unit of a hospital and it can happen more than you think on a 38 year old. It's all in the genes and or how you take care of yourself.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 15 2014 at 17:59
Thumbs Down RIP dude
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 15 2014 at 16:44
RIP. Way too young...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 15 2014 at 14:35
RIP. Shockingly young......
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 15 2014 at 13:48
I'm not a huge TMV fan, but Ikey's keys were the one thing I consistently liked about every album of theirs that he was on. RIP. 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 15 2014 at 13:07

Very sad. Cry

RIP

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 15 2014 at 12:38
Very sad news indeed...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 15 2014 at 09:12
Definitely way to young.  I guess he is sort of an unsung hero of the band, as I did not recognize the name.  You always hear about Cedric and Omar and even the drummers Theodore and Pridgen, but I can't say that I remember ever seeing mention of the keyboard player or for that matter the bass player.   Nonetheless, it is a sad loss.  RIP.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 15 2014 at 08:59
Very sad... Way, way too soon. RIP
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 15 2014 at 06:38
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 15 2014 at 06:12
Damn, a heart attack at 38!

RIP Ikey, a fine contributor to one of my favourite bands.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 15 2014 at 02:00
R.I.PCry
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 15 2014 at 00:46
Sad. Very sad.
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 14 2014 at 23:00
Terrible news. RIP.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 14 2014 at 23:00
Quite saddening, i read this earlier today and was thinking of making a thread. Great write up man. 

My favorite work of his was on Amputechture. Killer throughout. 
Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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