For the third time in less than a month, the music world has lost another legend to cancer. After the tragic deaths of Adam “MCA” Yauch and Donna Summer, Bee Gees co-founder Robin Gibb is the latest musician to succumb to the dreaded disease.
Gibb has been in ill health since being diagnosed with colon and liver cancer back in 2010, and he fell into a coma after contracting pneumonia last month. He eventually emerged from the coma, but his family released a statement to Rolling Stone this afternoon confirming that Robin had died:
“The family of Robin Gibb, of the Bee Gees, announce with great sadness that Robin passed away today following his long battle with cancer and intestinal surgery. The family have asked that their privacy is respected at this very difficult time.”
