Ian and I have also played on each other's albums. In 1996 he joined me to play in Japan with a band including Chester Thompson, along with another close friend John Wetton who very sadly passed on in 2017. Over the years we remained great friends and later on we worked together. I first met him at Pye Studios, London at age twenty when I was working with Quiet World. I have always been full of admiration for his solo work as well as everything he did with Crimson and Foreigner amongst others. Ian was both a fabulous composer and an amazing multi-instrumentalist. A song which Ian had a particularly strong hand in, Epitaph, has remained a firm favourite of mine throughout the years. I've known him and admired his work ever since I was in the teens when I was totally bowled over by the King Crimson show at the Marquee in London. I'm incredibly sad to hear of Ian McDonald's passing. Ian McDonald - A great influence and a special friend
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