Photo: Tim & Cormack Roth | CBS News | Cormac Roth, a musician and son of actor Tim Roth, has died at 25 after a battle with cancer, the family announced Monday. Roth “died peacefully in the arms of his family who loved and adored him” on Oct. 16, the family said in a statement, adding that “he maintained his wicked wit and humor” to the end.
“The grief comes in waves, as do the tears and laughter, when we think of that beautiful boy across the 25 years and 10 months that we knew him,” the family said. “An irrepressible and joyful and wild and wonderful child. Only recently a man. We love him. We will carry him with us wherever we go.”
A graduate of Bennington College, Roth was a guitarist, composer and producer. He revealed on his Instagram account that he had been diagnosed with stage 3 germ cell cancer in November 2021.
“It has taken away half of my hearing, 60 pounds of weight, my confidence, and will continue its murderous path until I can manage to stop it some how, and kill it,” he wrote. “But it hasn’t taken away my will to survive, or my love of making music. It hasn’t taken me down yet.”
He urged everyone to see their doctors.
In his final Instagram post in August, he urged his followers to “just sink your teeth in and remember that life is short” as he thanked them for their support.
“You don’t always get to choose your destiny and you don’t always get to choose your future, but be an undeniable force that lives and breathes,” he said in the video post. “That thing that you claim that you live and are, and really do it.”
His father is the star of such films as “Reservoir Dogs,” “Pulp Fiction” and “The Incredible Hulk.”
Cormac Roth is survived by his parents, Tim and Nikki Roth, and his brother, Hunter Roth.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cormac-roth-died-musician-son-actor-tim-roth-dead-age-25-cancer/
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OTHER NOTABLE MUSICIANS’ DEATHS
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November 2022
2: Atilio Stampone, 96, Argentine pianist, composer and arranger.
1: Tsuneo Fukuhara, 89, Japanese composer and music producer; Takeoff, 28, American rapper (Migos) and songwriter (“Versace”, “MotorSport”), shot; Joseph Tarsia, 88, American recording engineer and studio owner (Sigma Sound Studios).
October 2022
31: Michal Ambrož, 68, Czech guitarist, singer and composer (Jasná Páka); Patrick Haggerty, 78, American country singer-songwriter (Lavender Country); Danny Javier, 75, Filipino musician (APO Hiking Society).
30: Andrew Dawes, 82, Canadian violinist; John McGale, 66, Canadian musician and singer (Offenbach).
29: Ryan Karazija, 40, American-Icelandic musician (Low Roar), complications from pneumonia {death announced on this date); Robin Sylvester, 71–72, British bassist (RatDog).
28: Jerry Lee Lewis, 87, American Hall of Fame singer (“Great Balls of Fire”, “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On”, “High School Confidential”) and pianist; Helena Lazarska, 88, Polish operatic and vocal pedagogue; D. H. Peligro, 63, American drummer (Dead Kennedys, Red Hot Chili Peppers), head trauma.
27: Geraldine Hunt, 77, American R&B singer (“Can’t Fake the Feeling”).
26: Lia Origoni, 103, Italian singer and stage actress; Agustín Ramírez, 70, Mexican singer-songwriter (Los Caminantes).
25: Zuzana Burianová, 75, Czech singer and actress (Hospital at the End of the City, My Sweet Little Village, Návštevníci) (death announced on this date); Branislav Hronec, 81, Slovak composer, pianist and conductor; Paul Stoddard, American singer (Diecast); Farquhar Wilkinson, 90, New Zealand cellist, principal cellist of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (1955–1992).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_in_2022
Musician Cormac Roth, Actor Tim Roth’s Son, Dies at Age 25 From Cancer // Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths
