MASTODON's Longtime Manager NICK JOHN Dies After Battle With Pancreatic Cancer

September 8, 2018

MASTODON's longtime manager has died.

Nick John of The Rick Sales Entertainment Group passed away earlier today after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

MASTODON vocalist/guitarist Brent Hinds broke the news of John's death, writing on Instagram "R.I.P. Nick John" and adding a broken heart emoji.

Acclaimed rock photographer Andrew Stuart also weighed in on Nick's passing, writing on Facebook: "Still not computing that this day is actually real.

"Rest easy, Nick John. I'm honored to have spent over 15 years working with you, learning from you and becoming your friend. You'll always live on as family. I love you, dude.

"Fuck fuck fuck cancer.

"Hug all your people. Hug all animals. Love music.

"Extra love to Nick's wife Colleen, The RSE camp especially my sister/wife Kristen, MASTODON, GOJIRA and every artist whose life and career was touched by Nick."

Late last month, the Atlanta progressive metal band canceled its tour with DINOSAUR JR. "due to a critical situation of a member of the MASTODON family," according to a statement released by the group.

Hinds previously called John "the most kind and beautiful being" and credited the band's manager with being "responsible for MASTODON's success." Drummer/vocalist Brann Dailor also praised John, writing: "I don't know where MASTODON would be without him. He is absolutely integral to the success we have achieved as a band, not to mention one of the best people you'd ever hope to meet. We all deeply love and care for him."

MASTODON's tour with DINOSAUR JR. was scheduled to kick off on September 1 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

View this post on Instagram
R.I.P. Nick John 💔
A post shared by Bhinds (@bhinds) on Sep 8, 2018 at 11:30am PDT

Still not computing that this day is actually real.
Rest easy Nick John.
I’m honored to have spent over 15 years working...
Posted by Andrew Stuart on Saturday, September 8, 2018

Rock in Peace Nick John. Together with Rick Sales you made many many metal dreams come true. Life certainly can be terribly unfair. My heartfelt condolences to your family and @mastodonmusic + all at RSE Group past + present 🙏 https://t.co/QikQSeuTvy
— Sebastian Bach (@sebastianbach) September 8, 2018

Find more on Mastodon

Prev More News Next

Comments Disclaimer And Information

BLABBERMOUTH.NET uses the Facebook Comments plugin to let people comment on content on the site using their Facebook account. The comments reside on Facebook servers and are not stored on BLABBERMOUTH.NET. To comment on a BLABBERMOUTH.NET story or review, you must be logged in to an active personal account on Facebook. Once you're logged in, you will be able to comment. User comments or postings do not reflect the viewpoint of BLABBERMOUTH.NET and BLABBERMOUTH.NET does not endorse, or guarantee the accuracy of, any user comment. To report spam or any abusive, obscene, defamatory, racist, homophobic or threatening comments, or anything that may violate any applicable laws, use the "Report to Facebook" and "Mark as spam" links that appear next to the comments themselves. To do so, click the downward arrow on the top-right corner of the Facebook comment (the arrow is invisible until you roll over it) and select the appropriate action. You can also send an e-mail to blabbermouthinbox(@)gmail.com with pertinent details. BLABBERMOUTH.NET reserves the right to "hide" comments that may be considered offensive, illegal or inappropriate and to "ban" users that violate the site's Terms Of Service. Hidden comments will still appear to the user and to the user's Facebook friends. If a new comment is published from a "banned" user or contains a blacklisted word, this comment will automatically have limited visibility (the "banned" user's comments will only be visible to the user and the user's Facebook friends).