GREAT WHITE's MARK KENDALL: 'GARY MOORE Was Such A Tremendous Feel Player'

February 9, 2011

Mark Kendall of GREAT WHITE has released the following statement to Classic Rock Revisited regarding the passing of legendary guitarist Gary Moore:

"Gary Moore was such a tremendous feel player. I call it playing from the pores of your skin and he definitely had that.

"I wanted to share a quick story concerning Gary.

"In 1988 we were on tour with WHITESNAKE and I became pretty good friends with [then-WHITESNAKE guitarist] Vivian Campbell. We used to jam alot before shows and stuff. One night before the show I told him I really loved his live solo and could he show me what he was doing. He showed me the riff and said, 'All I do is play this one riff, but I play it all over the neck and it makes it sound like I am playing something different, but I am not.' Then he said, 'And one more thing, I stole the riff from Gary Moore.'

"Gary will be sorely missed."

According to Mirror.co.uk, Moore died of a suspected heart attack, a postmortem revealed on Monday (February 7).

Moore died in his sleep Sunday morning, hours after checking into the five-star Kempinski Hotel in Estepona on the Costa del Sol, Spain with an unnamed female friend. He was 58 years old.

While forensic experts are satisfied Moore died from natural causes, they requested further tests on tissue samples taken from his body ahead of a final report.

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