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The musician was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2020. Her husband and bandmate Alan Sparhawk breaks the news
Mimi Parker, drummer, singer and songwriter for indie band Low, has died after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer in December 2020. She was 55 years old. This was announced by her husband and bandmate Alan Sparhawk in a tweet. Friends, it’s difficult to express the universe in language and in a short message, but Mimi passed away last night surrounded by family and love, including yours. Keep his name close and holy. Share this moment with someone who needs you. Love is really the most important thing. The news follows the cancellation of a number of live dates linked to concerns about Parker’s health. After being diagnosed in late 2020, the musician began cancer treatment in 2021 and publicly announced her health in a podcast interview in early 2022.
Mimi Parker was born in 1967 and grew up in a small town outside of Bemidji, Minnesota. From an early age he had started experimenting with music. He said he found solace in music, a place of escape. She had met future bandmate and husband Alan Sparhawk in elementary school before forming Low with bassist John Nichols in 1993. Low, the creators of slowcore, are arguably one of the most influential alternative rock bands of the past 30 years. The first album, 1994’s I Could Live in Hope, marks a milestone in rock history. Over the years, the group has worked with Kramer, Dave Friedman and Steve Albini, who greeted Parker with a Twitter post.
I heard the news in the most despicable circumstances, surrounded by degenerates, pinned and swearing, in a conference room in Deerfield. I was stunned for a moment, the sound of her voice echoing in my memory, beautiful and heartbreaking. Thank god Mimi Parker. requieskat.
? https://t.co/U7gYp6HDFA– Steve Albini (@electricalWSOP) November 6, 2022
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