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Crap!! I was hoping he'd pull through.
R.I.P. :-(
Wendy Dio, wife/manager of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW), has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET:
"Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at 7:45 a.m. [on Sunday] 16th May. Many, many friends and family were able to say their private goodbyes before he peacefully passed away.
"Ronnie knew how much he was loved by all.
"We so appreciate the love and support that you have all given us.
"Please give us a few days of privacy to deal with this terrible loss.
"Please know he loved you all and his music will live on forever."
It was only a month ago that Dio, 67, spoke about his battle with cancer with the Artisan News Service on the "black carpet" of the Revolver Golden Gods Awards, which took place on April 8 at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles. When asked about how he had been feeling since he was diagnosed with the disease late last year, Dio said, "Well, I feel good and bad at times. It's a long process. Chemotherapy is a... I never realized what a difficult thing it was to go through. It's a real cumulative effect — the more you have, the more it piles up on top and it takes longer and longer to get over it. I find it very difficult to eat. I don't like to eat anyway, so I guess that's OK. But I know I have to. But this makes it very, very hard. But if you're determined to beat it, then you have to go with what you believe is going to beat it for you, and in this case it's that. I go to a great hospital in Houston called M.D. Anderson, which I think is the best hospital in the world, I have the best doctor in the world, Dr. Ajani, who I really trust and I really believe in, so I think I've done all the right things. It makes me feel positive about my life and positive that there is a lot more of it to live."
Earlier this month, HEAVEN & HELL canceled its summer tour plans in Europe due to Dio's treatment for stomach cancer. The band said in a statement that Dio wasn't "well enough to tour this summer. We hope that everyone understands and want to thank fans and industry colleagues for their continuing support at this time."
Ronnie James Dio had performed with ELF, RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH, and his own band DIO. Other musical projects included the collective fundraiser "Hear 'n Aid". He is widely hailed as one of the most powerful singers in heavy metal, renowned for his consistently powerful voice and for popularizing the "devil's horns" hand gesture in metal culture. He was most recently involved with HEAVEN & HELL, a project which also included former BLACK SABBATH bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice. Their first and only studio album, "The Devil You Know", was released on April 28, 2009.
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Do The Stu
Austin Lewis, III Costa Mesa, CA United States Plays: Bass (25 years)
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I saw Ronnie James Dio open for Deep Purple and the Scorpions back in 2002. He put on a great show, and he was 60 years old (!) at the time. He had done a lot of touring since then, too...he certainly had a lot of energy up until the end.
...Austin...
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1985-86...I remember in my memories, My best friend tim came over one day , brought me this DIO lp record , holy diver, Him and I listened to it..I really dig it, it was given to me as a gift
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The San Jose Sharks hockey team must be Joe fans! After the playoff game in San Jose, Joe's If I Could Fly was playing in the arena in the background while the various announcers were doing post game interviews. Great way to tolerate unimportant interviews...
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Austin Lewis, III Costa Mesa, CA United States Plays: Bass (25 years)
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Mike Portnoy shared a picture with Ronnie James Dio on Twitter.
Dream Theater and Heaven & Hell played a few festivals together in Europe last summer. I remember hearing a radio interview with MP after the fact where he said one festival actually wanted H&H to open for DT, but DT refused and insisted on playing first so H&H would have top billing.
Guitarvibes - That sums it up nicely. (For others who don't know, go here and read the last interview question.)
Dio - King Of Rock N Roll
Ronnie James Dio and Deep Purple - Sitting In A Dream
...Austin...
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Grant Stieglitz Fort Wayne, Indiana USA
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R.I.P. Ronnie James Dio
Loader: Wow, what a story. Glad that you are able to get tickets. Best to ya.
Lost Cause: If I Could Fly is a great song.
I did a 5K Run ealier today. There was about 70-80 participants and I placed 2nd overall. My time was 17 minutes & 49 seconds, I broke 18 minutes. At first I thought the timer was not right & the course had to be short, but they said it was correct. I was about a minute & a half from the winner and third place was about 30-40 seconds behind me.
Grant
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jamie anderson melbourne, victoria australia Plays: Guitar
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R.I.P Ronnie James Dio :(
So Glad took the time to see Ronnie on Heaven and Hell tour 2007.
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Grant Stieglitz Fort Wayne, Indiana USA
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Skippygirl: LOL, a little bit. I tried to run "like the wind" as you would put it, even though the wind was blowing in our faces throughout the race. I had One Big Rush in my head in the first mile, SWTA in the second, and Summer Song in the third/last mile. Usually, I have those three songs in my mind when I'm running in a race. Sometimes, I'll have Back To Shalla-Bal, Crowd Chant, FIABD, Belly Dancer, Crushing Day, (You're) My World, and a few others in my head, when I do a marathon or half-marathon race; it just depends. My next run (a 12K) will be on a Saturday (the 29th); followed by my marathon (june 5th). Kudos to ya if you come to the U.S. and/or Joe coming down under to Australia.
Dream3: Jamie, how's it going man!? Been a while since I heard from ya. Hope you're doing well.
Time for bed. Work tomorrow morning at the guitar store and (maybe) a long jog in the evening. Another busy week ahead for me. \m/
Grant
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....Hey man what`s going on well man ,im now talking to you from home on my new computer just still trying to make sure this aol sofftware is installed correctly be back later wolf2.
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OUI OUI MOSSIEUR ! ronnie died hey man i just got back from his funeral i was at the hospital with him almost 20 times man the big C he,s gone now man be back in a bit wolfinator.
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Here we are ,live on the web in the hood bro whatzzzzzzzz up man new computer is doing good internet seem,s fine be back later wolf2 hey rubinix later wolf2 babie.
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