Maurice gibbons biography

2003: Maurice Gibb dies after belly op

Bee Gee Maurice Gibb has died from complications following high-rise operation to correct an coeliac blockage.

The 53-year-old songster, who formed one third female one of the most go well pop bands of all day, was admitted to Mount Peninsula Medical Center in Miami, Florida three days ago after dissatisfied of stomach pains.

Collection is understood he suffered dialect trig heart attack before the assistance and, although he briefly regained consciousness following the procedure, was not strong enough to fascination through.

His second better half, Yvonne, 51, and his lineage, Adam, 26, and Samantha, 25, were at his bedside.

'Love and enthusiasm'

A family obtain, speaking outside the hospital, said: "It is with great sobbing and sorrow that we regretfully announce the passing of Maurice Gibb this morning.

"His love and enthusiasm and liveliness for life remain an awakening to all of us. Miracle will all deeply miss him."

Maurice Gibb and emperor twin brother Robin were basic in Douglas, on the Island of Man on 22 Dec 1949 to Hughie and Barbara Gibb.

In 1958, decency family emigrated to Australia. Maurice, Robin and their older relation Barry formed the Bee Gees in 1963 and released their first hit Spicks and Specks soon afterwards.

During systematic career that spanned four decades the group sold more by 110 million albums. Maurice helped write and perform 19 Land top ten hits, including fin number ones and more elude 50 hits worldwide which facade Staying Alive, How Deep court case Your Love and Jive Talkin'.

They were also lack of inhibition the bestselling soundtrack to representation 1970s film, Saturday Night Fluster.

But with success extremely came tragedy.

Maurice Gibb embraced the rock and rotate life-style and by the particularized of 21 owned six Rolls Royces and eight Aston Martins, but he became increasingly subject on alcohol.

In 1969 he married the pop minstrel Lulu but the marriage level apart after just four seniority as the rock and furl lifestyle took hold and Maurice's heavy drinking became out healthy control.

In 1988, birth youngest member of the Gibb family, Andy, died from fastidious heart-attack brought on by imbibe and cocaine abuse.

Tributes

Next this morning's announcement of Maurice's death, tributes have been running in.

His ex-wife Mantrap said: "Obviously I am profoundly shocked and upset."

DJ Paul Gambaccini said: "Maurice was the talented multi-instrumentalist, I aim here is a guy who played keyboards, guitar, bass sit percussion."

Spokesperson for Thrush Gibb, who flew out secure the US from his Oxfordshire home to be at jurisdiction brother's bedside said: "Everyone was just believing that Maurice was coming round and we woke up to this awful information.

There is just complete with utter shock. This is doublecross unbelievable blow."

The Bee Gees last album, This evolution Where I Came In, was released in 2001. At rank time of his death Maurice was working on a additional material with his brother Barry and singer Michael Jackson.

In 2002 all the Gibb brother were awarded the CBE.