Singer Robin Gibb of Bee Gees fame in coma: reports

Reuters ^ | April 14, 2012

[Free ThinkerNY]

(Reuters) - Singer Robin Gibb, a founding member of the disco-era hit machine the Bee Gees, is in a coma surrounded by members of his family in a London hospital, British media reported on Saturday.

A spokesman for the 62-year-old, who has been battling cancer and recently contracted pneumonia, was not immediately available to comment on the reports.

"Our prayers are with Robin," an unnamed family friend told the Sun newspaper, which first reported the news.

"He has kept so positive and always believed he could beat this. Sadly, it looks like he has developed pneumonia, which is very bad in his situation."

[netmilsmom]

Sad. He did live a VERY tough life though. I remember hearing him on Howard Stern back when I was a lib. He had a different kind of lifestyle.

[Tribune7]

Prayer bump

[television is just wrong]

he is the last brother I believe, sad.

[television is just wrong]

he is the last brother I believe, sad.

[SunkenCiv]

Stayin’ Alive ping. Thanks Free ThinkerNY.

[Inspectorette]

Sad - 62 isn’t that old. His twin, Maurice, died a few years ago, and youngest brother Andy died of a drug overdose a long time ago. Barry, the oldest,(the handsome one) will be the only one left. The BeeGees made some great music.

[IronJack]

Andy Gibb died of myocarditis, an inflammation of his heart, which had nothing to do with illegal drugs.

[Autonomous User]

Maurice Gibb died, it’s a terrible tragedy. The doctors thought he had Night Fever and he thought he was Staying Alive.

[mountn man]

Andy Gibb died of myocarditis, an inflammation of his heart

I guess the Bee Gees never figured out "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart".

[SamAdams76]

People love to rag on the Bee Gees because of the overexposure brought on with the whole Saturday Night Fever mania but personally I always thought they were great musicians and many people don't realize they were cranking out hits since the 1960s - more than a decade before their "disco" phase.

[dhs12345]

To Barry. Barry is alive.

My wife was and is a big fan.

[dhs12345]

Some suggest that it was the drugs that weakened his heart.

[dforest]

I still love the Bee Gees. The brothers were very close, loved each other and their families. They had a very humble and hardworking beginning.

I like that about them.

So sad to hear this.

[dforest]

The Bee Gees were very much into harmony musically. So much so that they blended and made a sound as one.

You don’t see that much anymore.

[netmilsmom]

Barry is still alive.

[netmilsmom]

There will never be another song like “Nights on Broadway”.
The Main Course Album is my favorite.

[no dems]

Oh no....so sad. Prayers.

[Tammy8]

I am the opposite, I hated SNF, disco so bad I went back to my country music roots and only knew the Bee Gees for their 1960s music.

[NautiNurse]

The source article states brother Barry is at the bedside.