I've felt sad all week but that just got me and I've finally broken into tears. Its just so fucking unfair that someone who made my jaw drop in village halls 20 years ago and hadn't stopped since has been taken so unexpectedly. The couple of brief times I met him he was such a lovely guy too, and I was lucky to enjoy that brief microcosm of what his friends and family experienced by having him in their lives.
He will always be one of Britain's best.