Putting all that into perspective, the music world again lost lots of it's people this year. That is to say, they died. Caro CMU has been busy putting together that list of people who died since this time last year who we should all probably spend a few seconds thinking about this year end. She likes to call it the Parade Of The Dead, but she's very sick. You can check it at this URL. Every one of them will be missed, though music industry maverick Tony Wilson's premature passing is still the most depressing for me.
http://www.cmumusicnetwork.co.uk/daily/lifegoeson2007.html