A very generous and gifted musician. He will be missed.   

Saw them back in '76 I think during the "Pirates" tour - amazing.  Then sometime during the late 80s/early 90s a guy on the internet had transcribed a lot of their stuff (pretty accurate too) and offered it with the stipulation that you send $10 to cover copyright.  I remember I received back my paper check and Keith had countersigned it!  Still have it.  One of my childhood musical heros......  RIP Mr Emerson

Lost for words..
 
Heard the news from a mutual friend.
 
RIP Keith Emerson.
 
Emerson Plays Emerson is one of my favorite albums.

So sad... R.I.P. Keith.

Sad news. RIP Keith

'Self inflicted gun shot wound to the head'. That's just too awful for words. How dreadful for his family.

What dreadful news to wake up to.
 
RIP Keith. Strangely enough, I was only listening to Tarkus last weekend
 
2016 - the year that keeps on taking away some of the most gifted stars from mine & many others personal musical history

Sad if not being able to play any more was the reason....especially considering how many opportunities for making music there are for non-players these days. I mean I've played guitar since I was 14 to the point where it's like an extension of my brain, but I can spend days in the piano roll in Sonar or experimenting with hundreds of other music making tools without so much as picking up a real instrument. You can compose full orchestral pieces with a mouse for crying out loud! I think there was probably a lot more to his depression tbh.....

This is really a tragedy. I loved ELP and its sad that he committed suicide over depression. Its always sad that people that bring so much value to others lives can't see their own life's value. R.I.P.