https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-52564281
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Another pop icon from my youth gone.
Very influential and before his time, as is his untimely death.
I remember Gary Numan as the first techno synth artist to have commercial success in the UK but Kraftwerk were well before him.
Such an influential band
Autobahn , tour de france
New romantic scene stole a lot from kraftwerk
With the exception of The Beatles, arguably the most influential band of all time.
They laid the foundations for electronic/synth pop which was so prevalent throughout the 1980s.
RIP Florian
Agree with the comments. He was very much part of an iconic group who were well ahead of their time. Quite brilliant and at least they received the plaudits for it.
Hugely original and influential. RIP.
I remember listening to Kraftwerk for the first time and thinking Wow, this is different. Got hooked on them after playing their Autobahn album to death. Heard earlier that Florian left Kraftwerk after an argument about a bicycle pump!
R.I.P Florian Schneider.