Another terrible loss. UFO guitarist/keyboard player Paul Raymond has died after suffering a heart attack. He was 73 years old.
The news of Raymond‘s passing was by his partner Sandra, who wrote on Facebook:
“Hi to all the fans and people who knew Paul! This is Sandra, Paul‘s life partner speaking: With a desperate and broken heart, fully in tears and pains that feel like they will kill me, I have to tell you that my most beautiful and beloved darling Paul Raymond has passed away today. The doctors were trying to reanimate him and with success at first but then his system shot down again and there was nothing more they could do for him, he died of a heart attack.
“He absolutely enjoyed the last couple of weeks touring with UFO in the UK & Ireland and he was looking forward to the rest of this year’s tour.
“I will always love him and I hope he will rest in peace until I’ll see him again on the other side!!!
“I love you so much, Paul“
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Saw UFO open for Cheap Trick at the Boston Gardens in March of 1981. Excellent show, but WAY too loud for inside the Gardens. RIP Paul. 🙁
I saw that same tour at Radio City Music Hall in NYC
The odd thing was we never got to see Cheap Trick. Got kicked out (and nearly arrested) for smokin’ dope. 😀 We piled back into the car and cruised back home, met up with some friends who were just going to a party, and ended up smokin’ more reefer, drinking beers, and playing cards all night at someone’s pad listening to Led Zep records. Still a fun night with no serious mishaps. 🙂
An amazing band that has been a part of my brothers and my own lives for over 40 years. He will be missed…. RIP