Eric Carmen, singer of “Hungry Eyes” and “All by Myself,” has died. The reports did not reveal the cause of the singer’s death.
His wife revealed that the singer died in his sleep. She published a heartfelt tribute to the singer and his endearing legacy.
She wrote: “Our sweet, loving and talented Eric passed away in his sleep over the weekend. He was very happy to know that for decades his music touched so many people and will be his lasting legacy. Please respect the family’s privacy as we mourn our enormous loss. ‘Love is the only thing that matters…Faithful and forever.’”
Likewise, Carmen’s representatives have written a tribute to Carmen on their website.
“It is with tremendous sadness that we share the heartbreaking news of the passing of Eric Carmen,” says a post on his website. “Our sweet, loving and talented Eric passed away in his sleep over the weekend.”
“He was so happy to know that for decades his music touched so many people and will be his lasting legacy,” the post continued.
Fans remember him best as the leader of the rock group The Raspberries. The group became popular in the 1970s. “We became immensely popular by going completely against the grain in 1970,” Carmen wrote in the biography on her website. “Progressive rock was in fashion and FM radio pressed it to his chest. He hated it: he loved the Beatles, The Who, the Byrds, the Stones, the Beach Boys and the Small Faces. I loved bands that could WRITE!”
Eric Carmen’s career through the years
However, Carmen found even more praise after striking out on her own. She made her mark in the 1980s with a successful solo career, singing classics like “All by Myself” and “Hungry Eyes.”
Carmen personally pushed for the Raspberries to get back together. In 2004, she explained to Entertainment Weekly that she had moved on and so had her bandmates.
“People used to ask me ‘Why don’t you guys get together and play one gig?’ Because you need the same preparation for a good show as you do for a six-month tour,” he told the magazine. “I never wanted to be the guy who put this band back on stage and burst everyone’s bubble and made them go home saying ‘Oh, they weren’t that good.’ Plus, it may have taken this long to forget the drunken parking lot brawl that marked the end of the band. But 30 years have passed and now everyone is an adult, with a life.”
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