Status Quo rocker Rick Parfitt OBE has died suddenly on holiday, aged 68 - after suffering a severe infection 'he caught in hospital'.
The musician passed away at the hospital he was admitted to in Spain on Thursday, his manager confirmed in a statement this afternoon.
It's claimed the veteran musician was taken in after suffering complications from a previous shoulder injury - but picked up a severe infection while he was there.
He died at lunchtime today, his family added in the statement.
Parfitt joins a long list of celebrated musicians to have died in 2016 - including David Bowie, Prince, Pete Burns, Keith Emerson, Glenn Frey, Greg Lake, Sir George Martin and Leonard Cohen.
The musician passed away at the hospital he was admitted to in Spain on Thursday, his manager confirmed in a statement this afternoon.
It's claimed the veteran musician was taken in after suffering complications from a previous shoulder injury - but picked up a severe infection while he was there.
He died at lunchtime today, his family added in the statement.
Parfitt joins a long list of celebrated musicians to have died in 2016 - including David Bowie, Prince, Pete Burns, Keith Emerson, Glenn Frey, Greg Lake, Sir George Martin and Leonard Cohen.

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