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Kurt Vile pays tribute to late bandmate Rob Laakso: “There was so much to him”

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Kurt Vile has paid tribute to his late bandmate Rob Laakso in a lengthy and touching post on Instagram following the latter’s death earlier this month.Laakso, a guitarist and keys player who joined Vile’s The Violators in 2013 as a full-time member, died last week (May 4) from cancer at the age of 44.

Rob Laakso is survived by his wife and their two children.Kurt Vile has now uploaded a lengthy post on Instagram, reflecting on his relationship with Laakso.

Vile wrote in the post, which features an image of the two musicians together: “Tributes are never easy but this one is just too close to the bone I guess.”A post shared by Kurt Vile (@kurtvile) Vile continued: “Thank you to everyone who reached out.

It’s been beautiful seeing all the nice things written about Rob, because yeah he was quiet but there was so much to him. Musical genius.

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