Carl Palmer, the last surviving member of Emerson, Lake &…

Carl Palmer, the last surviving member of Emerson, Lake & Palmer: "It's a very strange thing"

20.09.2026 09:47 HotInfo

Carl Palmer remembers exactly where he was when the three phone calls came. The first — that Keith Emerson had shot himself after years of psychological suffering — reached him in March 2016 in Bari, just as he was boarding the tour bus. In December, he was home in the Cotswolds when he learned that Greg Lake had died of pancreatic cancer. Less than two months later, he was in London when word came that Asia's John Wetton had succumbed to colon cancer. Rolling Stone France ↗

"When three people who played a key role in the decisive moments of your career suddenly disappear like that, it's a very strange thing," says the drummer from Birmingham. Even so, he hasn't stopped — he went on tour with the ghosts of his bandmates, commemorating half a century of progressive rock from Cream to MTV videos. The interview is part of a series in which Andy Greene talks to musicians who remain the last members of legendary groups. Rolling Stone France ↗

On SuperMusic.cz, Emerson, Lake & Palmer have sixty-one songs listed; the most searched is Lucky Man, with both chords and lyrics. Palmer's own profile remains without songs — that's common for drummers, as the repertoire belongs to the band.