Nile Rodgers, Hard Times

Last September I was blogging about Nile Rodgers and his exceptional moment at the Waterfront in Belfast. He was in conversation with Paul McClean from ATL and he talked us through his rich career with the likes of Chic, Bowie, Madonna, Michael Jackson, even Van Morrison.

I've rarely felt that much charisma. While he talked and played guitar, he was also scoping out the room, checking out the audience reaction and constantly tuning his responses to suit. Afterwards, he had time for everyone who wanted to say hello, and you had your second of intimacy with a proper legend.

Now we hear that he's been diagnosed with an aggressive cancer of the prostrate. Typically perhaps, he has turned this into an emotional adventure and a blog that he calls Walking On Planet C. Our hearts are there with him.