Death, Legacy and Tribute
Jim Marshall died on 5 April 2012 at a hospice in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. He was 88 years old. Musicians including Paul McCartney, former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash, Megadeth guitarist Dave Mustaine, and Mötley Crüe bass player Nikki Sixx paid tribute. Marshall has been cited, along with Leo Fender, Les Paul and Seth Lover, as one of the four forefathers of rock music equipment. The Download Festival named their Main stage for the 2012 festival; "The Jim Marshall Stage".
Read more about this topic: Jim Marshall (businessman)
Famous quotes containing the words legacy and/or tribute:
“What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism.”
—Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1466–1536)
“A route differs from a road not only because it is solely intended for vehicles, but also because it is merely a line that connects one point with another. A route has no meaning in itself; its meaning derives entirely from the two points that it connects. A road is a tribute to space. Every stretch of road has meaning in itself and invites us to stop. A route is the triumphant devaluation of space, which thanks to it has been reduced to a mere obstacle to human movement and a waste of time.”
—Milan Kundera (b. 1929)