ROUGH SILK Frontman Comments On Passing Of ROSE TATTOO

ROUGH SILK Frontman Comments On Passing Of ROSE TATTOO Guitarist Mick Cocks - "A Nice Guy, And He Did Indeed Play Rock N' Roll Like No One Else"







ROUGH SILK's Ferdy Doernberg has checked in with the following message:

"Dear friends,

Unfortunately I got some very sad news today. Mick Cocks, the original guitar player of ROSE TATTOO, has lost his battle with liver cancer. He died yesterday (December 22nd) at a hospital in Sydney. Mick was a great and very friendly guy and it´s a real shame.

I had the honor to tour with him in 2005 and I enjoyed every conversation we had very much - and of course listening to his playing as well. Even though one of their most famous songs was called 'Nice Boys Don´t Play Rock N' Roll' Mick was a nice guy and he did indeed play rock´n roll like no one else !

Rest in Peace, Mick !"

Paul Cashmere from Undercover.com.au is reporting:

A service for the late Rose Tattoo guitarist Mick Cocks will be held in Sydney on December 30.

Friends and family will gather to honour Mick who passed away yesterday from a relatively short battle with liver cancer. Mick was diagnosed with the disease a year ago and told fans in April.

The service will be held at the St Augustine Catholic Church in Eaton St, Balmain at 1pm on the 30th.

The last five years have been devastating for Rose Tattoo. Mick was the forth member to die since 2006, following Ian Rilen and Pete Wells in 2006 and Lobby Loyde in 2007.

A brief statement was released last night announcing Mick’s death. "We're very sad to announce that Rose Tattoo founding member and guitarist Mick Cocks lost his battle against liver cancer and passed away today, on December 22," the statement read.

Rose Tattoo is well known for its hits including 'We Can't Be Beaten', 'Scarred for Life', 'Rock 'n' Roll Outlaw' and 'Bad Boy For Love'.