Luciano Pavarotti dies (1935 – 2007)

September 6th, 2007 // 116 Comments
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Legendary opera singer Luciano Pavarotti died early this morning at the age of 71. He had been battling pancreatic cancer since 2006. His manager Terri Robson said in a statement: “The Maestro fought a long, tough battle against the pancreatic cancer which eventually took his life. In fitting with the approach that characterized his life and work, he remained positive until finally succumbing to the last stages of his illness.”


  1. Charo

    So sorry he was a great singer! RIP

  2. ZoomBoy

    I can’t believe this guy was in his 70′s, he looked good for his age.

  3. mywellrehearsedmistake

    Oh fishy! What Superficial and mean things are we supposed to say about him?

    I got nothing…. unless he slept with Paris and died of a herpes-related injuries or Kate Hudson dumped him and he tried to off himself – it’s just not funny…

  4. Sheva

    What a voice. He certainly brought the art to a lot more people.

  5. Bigo

    Today is the day that music died! So long Luciano.

  6. tommy salami

    last song ……………………………la la la la i am a fuckin dead…………. put too much food in mia head……….. la la la la

    so long greaseball

  7. jenny

    The choir of angels has a new star.

  8. jenny

    Fuck you Tommy.

  9. mywellrehearsedmistake

    7. oh my god………….

  10. flavorflav

    Wooowww!!!!!!!!!!

  11. Nunya

    *Rest in Peace*

    Number 6 go to a post about Paris or Lindsay and talk crap. Leave this guy alone.

  12. RUSerious?!?!?!

    An amazing talent the world has lost… What almost saddens me more is that there are people who will say innapropriate things- anything other than the normal words of sorrow, loss and condolences- and they are still on this earth… Grow up and get a life people! Pavarotti’s gone : (

  13. tommy salami

    Luciano Pavarotti arrived in hell this morning……he was greeted by j.f.k., princess diana, reagan, mr rogers and captain kangaroo…….

  14. limabean

    I love to fart —————–>

  15. FartCloud

    The man was a P – I – G!!

    I attended one of his concerts. After every song, he would go backstage and EAT. He would then return to the stage, and blow chunks of chicken, rice and small children into the first row.

    I should have sent him the bill for the dry cleaning.

  16. my comment

    One of the greatest voices of our time. Perhaps the greatest.

    Now that he’s passed on, the world is a whole lot more crappy and talent-free.

  17. cassidee

    omg! i was having such a nice day before i read this! i refuse to believe it! i can’t believe he’s dead, he was such an icon! he will be missed! r.i.p pavarotti!

  18. tommy salami

    i heard like liked little boys from thailand and had a thing for ”fingering”………..

    what a fat greaseball wop pig i am glad he died…..maybe the starving kids of africa now have a change to get some of the worlds food supply that the fat singer had earmarked for his gullet

  19. tommy salami

    i once titty fucked him for a dvd of the 3 tenors

  20. Christopher P

    Some of you guys really need to learn some respect, I mean Christ, the man died, and he was a great singer btw!

  21. somewhereinthemiddle

    You people can’t be serious?

    What can be said, the guy was the size of a small country and has a mole on his face that probably speaks more languages then any of us. You could find at least 3 new species of animals living in that mangy beard. It looks like he colored his hair with a sharpie marker. His average meal could feed all of Angelina’s kids and a handful of other third world orphans for a week. Even being famous couldn’t get this guy free sex.

    You people are lame because Opera is supposedly cultured you feel the need to act with reverence when this guy bites it. Oh shit I just said the fat guy bit it! But I guess that is a given. He is the epitome of the gluttonous life style that we mock on this site. Just be glad Pavarotti is dead or he might try to eat the high horse you are sitting on.

  22. Warren Piece

    If anyone cares… his version of Nessun Dorma is one of the most amazing performances ever. Very emotional when it crescendos. LimeWire the live version if you can. Cheers.

  23. AtriumXP

    Meh… seriously, he was just a fucking opera singer. What good has he done to deserve such high praise? I’m not a fan of the music style but I can express sentiments that he had talent… Still, I honestly couldn’t care much if he beat the cancer or not… plenty of people die from it all the time and nobody gives a damn.

    If you really need to express regrets over someone’s death, go find a list of Red Cross volunteers or something. Christ, even Girl Scouts do more good than his guy did, and they’re plain EVIL.

    I was far more saddened when Merv Griffin went… Wheel of Fortune, now THAT’S a contribution to society!

  24. ***

    he looked good for his age! never thought he was 71…

  25. Ricky

    I’m Italian and I heard Big Luciano live, years ago… I can tell you twas the most exciting experience of my life. Really he could touch everyone heart! God bless him. He wa JUST a singer, it’s true, but his song were really the best ever (as interpretation, of course)

  26. party* in ~my% pants!!

    Meh, he was alright, but he was no Justin Timberlake.

  27. jrzmommy

    The fat lady sang…………..

  28. sevenandaswitchblade

    Ridi, Pagliaccio!
    sul tuo amore *cough hack cough, thud of hamhock hitting the floor after falling from Pavarrotti’s mouth* infranto!
    Ridi del duol, che t’avvelena il cor!

  29. Chauncey Gardner

    #25,

    I’ve heard the guy could be a prick, but he was involved in numerous humanitarian organizations and gave far more money to charities than you and I are even capable of. That’s not giving the guy a pass – it’s just a fact.

  30. Jimbo

    I dont know about y’all, but I’d hit it. Then bust all over Veggo’s face. What ever happend to Veggi? You ok Veggi?

  31. inquiring mind

    Hey you above me, whats with you wanting to bust all over people’s faces?

  32. ToTellTheTruth

    Terribly sad…he was a wonderful singer..

  33. liz

    shame. goodbye and a save journey. god bless you.

  34. britney spears

    “You people can’t be serious?

    What can be said, the guy was the size of a small country and has a mole on his face that probably speaks more languages then any of us. You could find at least 3 new species of animals living in that mangy beard. It looks like he colored his hair with a sharpie marker. His average meal could feed all of Angelina’s kids and a handful of other third world orphans for a week. Even being famous couldn’t get this guy free sex.

    You people are lame because Opera is supposedly cultured you feel the need to act with reverence when this guy bites it. Oh shit I just said the fat guy bit it! But I guess that is a given. He is the epitome of the gluttonous life style that we mock on this site. Just be glad Pavarotti is dead or he might try to eat the high horse you are sitting on.”

    —————————————–

    EXACTLY! Thankyou… *waddles off in search of cheetoes*

  35. BlohansProlapse

    On a realted note his casket will be carried by 30 of his closest friends…

    ba ding!

  36. I was on an aircraft carrier when Diana was killed. On the mess decks the talk was: Did you hear about Princess Diana? She was killed by that Pavarotti guy” Of course the rumor was that the accident was caused by the pap’s chasing the car, and a flash bulb blinded the driver, causing him to lose control. By the time it got out to the ship, Pavarotti had killed her….

  37. toonkinstein

    sadness….R.I.P.

  38. KamUK

    This fat fuck left his wife for a woman 1/3 of his age, basically a whore after his money and he is supposed to be mourned? Good Riddance Fatman. What does RIP mean for him – Rest In Pies?

  39. @7

    Silly goose. Everyone knows fat people go to hell.

  40. Dariusz

    Nooooooo…. :( Ever since I was young I listened to his music. My dad was a great fan of the opera and classical music and Pavarotti’s performance as the Duke in Rigoletto is the most memorable one ever seen by me. Pavarotti never managed to continue his final live tour and visit my country because of his illness, but I’m glad I saw him once in Italy.
    With the greatest respect, rest in peace.

  41. Riotboy

    NOOOOoooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOooooooo!

  42. ubee0173

    i dont know why everyone says he looked good for his age… he didnt look ‘good’ for any age. he was old and sick and it was his time to go, and anyone that is in denial of it would be the same person who would keep grandma on a respirator being tube fed, just so she could live a loooong life (in a coma, without brain function) full of shitting herself and being rolled around by underpaid nursing home attendants. everybody dies, and im not sure why its a tragedy when a long and full life comes to a natural end.

  43. Rob

    He never had a bad thing to say about anybody.

  44. shaun

    poor guy. he was such a legend and is no doubt mostly resposible for the 90s generation knowing anything about opera. since the 60s he’s been such a figurehead. it comes as more of a shock to me, because i didn’t know his age, and to me he really didn’t look 71.

  45. Vince Lombardi

    RIP, Maestro. You will be missed.

  46. PrettyBaby

    tisk, tisk people….My Italian grandmother says to not speak ill of the dead…

    Besides his voice was amazing and incredible and it is quite a loss to the world of classical music. He is the One that opened up that forum to the masses. His voice was so fantastic and his treatment of music so smooth and fluid that even people who would have never cared for classical could enjoy and appreciate it.

  47. cc rider

    Sad to lose such the greatest voice of opera. Rest in peace! You will be missed!

  48. pokemon

    Nooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!

    *cries*

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