Foreigner and King Crimson founder Ian MacDonald dies aged 75 after cancer battle

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Ian MacDonald has sadly passed away at the age of 75.The musician who was known to fans as the co-founding member of the bands Foreigner and King Crimson died peacefully while surrounded by his loved ones following his battle with cancer.

Ian's son Max recently took to Facebook to share the news of his father's passing.He wrote: "I’m deeply saddened to tell you that my father passed away yesterday from cancer."He was incredibly brave, and never lost his kindness or his sense of humor even when the going was rough."My father was a brilliant, intuitive musician, a gentle soul, and a wonderful dad.

He will live on forever through his beautiful music and the love of his fans. Thank you all."Born in Osterley, West London, in 1946, the English rock star went on to found progressive rock band King Crimson in 1969.However, Ian departed ways from the band when they reached number five in the UK charts.This is a breaking news story and is constantly being updated.Please refresh the page regularly to get the latest TV updates.TV & Showbiz reporters are working to source the latest information, reaction, pictures and video related to this story.You can also follow us on Twitter @DailyStar, or follow us on Instagram @dailystar to get the latest TV and celeb gossip 24 hours a day.Or like our Daily Star Showbiz Facebook page to get the day's biggest stories, and have your say on them.Why not also subscribe to receive our regular Daily Star showbiz newsletters?You can do this on this page by simply entering your email address above and hitting 'subscribe'.Download the Daily Star app for flash alerts on the biggest stories of the day, so you don't miss out.Why not also subscribe to receive our regular Daily Star news bulletins?