Bob Catley posted a video announcing the end of Magnum, a few weeks after the unexpected death of Tony Clarkin.
“Hello, everybody. Bob here. All right. I wish I didn’t have to tell you this, but I really can’t carry on with Tony not here anymore. Please forgive me, and I hope you can understand how I feel. I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately.
“Since we lost Tone, we lost our guiding light, the magnum force behind the band, our songwriter, our producer, our guitar player. He was everything to the band. He was everything to me. For the last 50 years, we never went anywhere without each other. On tour, in the studio, I was at his side constantly, working on stuff with him. I had a wonderful life with Tony. But now it’s all too much for me, people. I can’t carry on without Tony.
“I may pop up in some other shape or form in the near future, you never know, but I can’t keep going on like this. It’s far too sad – it’s all too sad.
“So, I hope you understand. You’ve been fantastic, the best audience ever. You kept this band going year after year, album after album, and we thank you for that.
“So, be good. Keep Tony’s music in your heart always. I know I will. I will always carry Magnum inside me. And I will always have Tony Clarkin beside me wherever I go.
“I love you. You’ve been brilliant. But it’s time for me to bow out now. It’s my last curtain call, okay? I’ll see you sometime. Be good. Cheers. Bye-bye.”
