MR. BIG Drummer PAT TORPEY Dies At 58
By
Larry Petro,
News Monkey
Thursday, February 8, 2018 @ 6:05 PM
Had Been Battling Parkinson's Disease
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Another rocker has left the building....
The drummer for rock act MR. BIG, Pat Torpey, has passed away at the age of 58. A band founding member, Torpey had revealed in 2014 that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, a nervous system affliction that affects a person's movement. Torpey passed away yesterday, February 7th, from complications of the disease.
His family, bandmates and management request privacy at this very difficult time. Services are pending.
MR. BIG (Torpey, Eric Martin, Billy Sheehan, and Paul Gilbert) released their ninth original studio album, DEFYING GRAVITY, July 21.
MR. BIG, formed in 1988, produced numerous hit songs that ranged across a wide array of rock genres – be it ballads, heavy metal, or blues rock. Their hits included “Alive And Kicking”, "Just Take My Heart" and the chart-topping ballad, "To Be With You" (Billboard Hot 100 #1 single in 15 countries for weeks in 1991, propelling the band the band to huge international success and multi-Platinum record sales).
