British psychedelic pioneer Kevin Ayers, a founding member of Soft Machine, has died, as MOJO reports. Ayers passed "seemingly in his sleep," according to MOJO, on February 18 at home in France.

The British DJ John Peel, an ardent fan, famously declared that “Kevin Ayers’ talent is so acute that you could perform major eye surgery with it.” But Ayers guarded that talent too well ...

The life of a rock star wasn’t for Kevin Ayers. The British singer-songwriter and guitarist helped found the iconic psychedelic 1960s band Soft Machine and even toured the U.S. with Jimi Hendrix ...

LONDON - Kevin Ayer's record label says the influential ... but he lived a rock 'n' roll lifestyle and everything that comes with that." Ayers and Robert Wyatt formed the Soft Machine in 1966 ...

Kevin Ayers, best known as a founding member of ... Burroughs’ novel after getting permission from the author. The pioneering psychedelic rock band released their influential debut album ...

This is a 1974 image of British musician Kevin Ayers ... He was 68. Ayers was an important figure in the British psychedelic movement spearheaded by the Beatles in the late 1960s.

Kevin Ayers in 1992. Ayers, who died on 20th February aged 68, was, as a solo artist and at the helm of Soft Machine, a troubadour of pastoral psychedelic pop music. Credit: Photo: Fotex/REX Kevin ...

Kevin Ayers, who has died at the age of 68, was, as a solo artist and at the helm of Soft Machine, a troubadour of pastoral psychedelic pop music. Tall, handsome and hedonistic, he had all the ...

Kevin Ayers was ... and formed Soft Machine, Ayers adding Wyatt to the line-up. Soft Machine were immediately hailed as one of the founders of the British psychedelic music. Playing alongside ...

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LONDON -- Kevin Ayers, an influential singer ... his record label said Thursday. He was 68. Ayers was an important figure in the British psychedelic movement spearheaded by the Beatles in the ...