The Santa Monica Police as part of the thesis of a suicide in the investigation of the death of British musician Keith Emerson, co-founder of the rock band Emerson, Lake and Palmer, who died at his home in California at age 71, said a police spokesman. The legendary keyboardist died at his home in Santa Monica, confirmed to dpa his manager Daniel Earshaw, after the band informed of his death in a statement posted on his Facebook page. His former bandmate Carl Palmer, percussionist of the group, lamented the death on its website. "Keith was a gentle soul whose love for music and passion for his performance as a keyboardist will continue to live in the coming years," he said. "It was a pioneer and innovator" of rock, classical and jazz music. Emerson, Lake and Palmer (ELP), founded in 1970, won numerous platinum. "Lucky Man" is one of his best known hits.
After the band split in 1978, reunited musicians in the 90s Since 2004, Emerson had his own group, the Keith Emerson Band. In addition, he made his name as a soloist with the synthesizer as well as several works of piano and music for films. Emerson was born in 1944 in northern England, he grew up on the south coast of the country and moved to London when he was a teenager. He started playing the piano since childhood and his work had a strong influence of classical composers. "Keith Emerson RIP" (rest in peace), wrote in his Twitter Sean Ono Lennon. "This is getting out of control," the son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, in apparent reference to death George Martin, producer of The Beatles at age 90 three days earlier.
