Luis Alberto Spinetta - RIP
Feb 9, 2012 9:37:02 GMT -5
Post by newpower on Feb 9, 2012 9:37:02 GMT -5
I'm probably the only one who knows him, but he was one of the fathers of Argentinian rock. Yesterday, he passed away victim of lung cancer.
Luis Alberto Spinetta, also known as El Flaco Spinetta (January 23, 1950 – February 8, 2012), was an Argentine musician. He was one of the most influential rock musicians of South America, and together with Charly García is considered the father of Argentine rock. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in the residential neighbourhood of Belgrano.
In his lyrics, there are influences of writers, poets and artists like Arthur Rimbaud, Vincent van Gogh, Carl Jung, Sigmund Freud, Friedrich Nietzsche, Michel Foucault, Gilles Deleuze, Carlos Castaneda and Antonin Artaud, which has his name in the album Artaud.
Luis Alberto Spinetta, also known as El Flaco Spinetta (January 23, 1950 – February 8, 2012), was an Argentine musician. He was one of the most influential rock musicians of South America, and together with Charly García is considered the father of Argentine rock. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in the residential neighbourhood of Belgrano.
In his lyrics, there are influences of writers, poets and artists like Arthur Rimbaud, Vincent van Gogh, Carl Jung, Sigmund Freud, Friedrich Nietzsche, Michel Foucault, Gilles Deleuze, Carlos Castaneda and Antonin Artaud, which has his name in the album Artaud.