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Jo Kendall

“We heard King Crimson synchronised music with visuals at gigs. I thought we could use that, since we didn’t have Mick Jagger to run around or anything”: Remembering Rick Davies, from tramping around Germany to leading Supertramp around the world

UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 15: OLYMPIC STUDIOS Photo of SUPERTRAMP, Rick Davies in rehearsal (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns).

When Supertramp co-founder Rick Davies’ death was announced in September 2025, the prog world mourned the loss of a great talent. Prog looks back over his remarkable career, which spanned nearly six decades, with commentary from some of those who travelled with him.

“You have to wake up every day and thank your lucky stars,” Rick Davies told a Calgary TV station in 1985. “I find it quite funny when you see rock people throwing tantrums. It doesn’t make any sense. We live a life of privilege, and we should never forget it.”

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