“My most enjoyable job – and I’ve done a lot of different jobs to make a living – is making music. That’s what I do best”: Robin George‘s voice was barely heard over the din of a Wolverhampton pub which the British guitarist had chosen as an unfortunate locale for our conversation. Actually, we were to meet near the city’s bus station, yet Robin though it would be the railroad one, the result being a frantic attempt to connect at a time when mobile phones didn’t work so well, and a serious delay in our schedules. That mix-up seemed so typical for him, the artist who used to arrive at a potentially successful situation a little bit too late, and miss his chance for stardom time and again. Still, George didn’t miss his chance to leave this world as a force many had to reckon with, and passed away after long illness on April 26th, aged 68.

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