The information was confirmed on the band’s official profile; the cause of death was not revealed
The drummer died this Thursday, 9th, at the age of 61 James Kottakformer band member Scorpions. The information was confirmed by the official profile of the group, currently made up of Pawel Maciwoda, Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine, Matthias Jabs and Mikkey Dee, on Instagram. The cause of death was not revealed.
“James was a wonderful human being, a great musician and a loving family man,” the band wrote. “He was our ‘brother from another mother’ and we will miss him dearly.”
The drummer was part of the band for 20 years until his dismissal in 2016. New York Post, due to alcoholism. James was also known for being part of the band Kingdom Come.
After leaving the band, the musician began to have politically conservative positions. In 2019, James stated that he would release a song called Get out of my country (Out of my countryin free translation) on immigrants.
In 2014, the drummer was arrested for insulting Islam, showing the middle finger and being under the influence of alcohol at a Dubai airport, according to police. scoreboard. The musician even swore at Muslims and covered his nose when he saw Pakistani and Afghan passengers.
At the time James admitted he had been drinking, but denied uttering any insults. “There’s no way I said the joke about Muslims, drunk or not,” he said.
Source: Terra
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