The Charlatans Jon Brookes RIP

buckshee · August 2013

Passed away this morning from a brain tumor . As a big Charlatans fan I find him passing a very sad thing but as he was also good friends with a fair few people I know it's even more saddening.

Only 44 years young.

red_murph · August 2013

Way too young Buckshee. Big Charlatans fan myself.

RIP Jon.

buckshee · August 2013

Makes you think the band's jinxed after what happened to Rob Collins.

All my friends that had the pleasure of knowing Jon have never had anything but wonderful things to say about him.

Big West Brom fan as well , I see they are going to be playing Charlatans tunes pre match on Saturday in tribute.

shirty5 · August 2013

RIP. Seen The Charlatans live on a few occasions and always quality. 44 is no age

McBobbin · August 2013

Love the Charlatans, seen them live a few times. Gutted about this. RIP

Covered End · August 2013

Yes, I saw this, very sad. I was going to post this myself, but chose not to. I thought he was on the mend a couple of years ago. RIP.

Carter · August 2013

One of my favourite bands, met them all once at Brixton and all decent people. The poor man who has just passed away made a really funny and massively inappropriate joke about the drummer from glasvegas

Rest in peace, very sad

Brendan_O_Connell · August 2013

RIP

Oakster · August 2013

I first saw The Charlatans just before Tim Burgess joined them in around 1988, they were a skinny, scrawny band supporting The Stone Roses in a dingy, 70s style cabaret club under the main stand of Warrington RLFC. I recall really liking them & I next saw them play their first big gig a few months later - this time with Burgess at Manchester University - a really excellent gig, one of the best Madchester era shows I saw. I cant recall seeing them live after this - maybe a festival show but they had moved on to the bigger venues which i stayed clear of by & large.

Definitely a band of my era & I am saddened at Jon Brookes untimely passing, he is the same age as me :-(

PeakieRocket · August 2013

RIP - Played his part in some cracking tunes. The words that the rest of the music biz are giving him speak volumes about the man.

buckshee · August 2013

Now leaves the band with only one original member . Such a shame .

TelMc32 · August 2013

Read about Jon passing on the way home last night. Tragic news and, like others, I thought he had been on the mend after he collapsed in 2010 and the tumour was first found. He'd been working with band on new material as well.

Tim's words show the affection he had for Jon and the devastation they are all feeling.

A great band and Jon was/is a huge part of that. Thoughts are with his family and friends. Rest In Peace Jon, from One to Another.