We are devastated to have to announce that ‘Mr Music’ John Miles sadly passed away peacefully after a very short illness…Posted by John Miles’ Music – Official on Monday, December 6, 2021It continued: “He will live on forever in our hearts and with the wonderful musical legacy he has left behind.
You were our first love and will be our last. Our Husband, Father, Grandfather and hero. We Love you.”The statement references the opening lyrics from ‘Music’: “Music was my first love/ And it will be my last/ Music of the future/ And music of the past.”It’s said that the late singer wrote the track in just half an hour while in between shows in Leeds.Miles released 10 studio albums between 1976 and 1979 – including his debut ‘Rebel’, 1979’s ‘More.
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