Rick Parfitt(1948-2016)

He was a friend of former Marillion singer Fish, even offering him help to stop smoking a couple of years before he died. Following his death, Fish wrote a lengthy tribute and said: "He may have been put down as a "three chord" wonder by some but as I was privileged to hear on so many occasions they were the best fucking three chords a man could play.".

[on his battle with throat cancer] I will beat this. With such good thoughts from everyone, we will get through this together.