Karl Cochran, guitarist of Joey Lynn and the Kiss group, died in a car accident

Karl Cochran, guitarist and composer who had worked for the Kiss group and singer Joey Lynn, died at 61 in a car accident on Wednesday, February 19 in New Jersey. According to a local police report, Karl Cochran was with his mother when the vehicle hit a tree, causing the death of the musician.

“I lost a brother, a friend and a partner, wrote the singer Joey Lynn the next day on social networks. I will always remember the time that I had the chance to share with him, his incredible temperament and his limitless spirit. »» “Karl was an extraordinary singer and guitarist who underwent a massive stroke but never stopped fighting to come back. He was loved by our fans worldwide thanks to his appearances and was a source of inspiration when he joined us on our Kiss Kruises ”for his part deplored the Hard Rock group.

The website dedicated to him tells that Karl Cochran, at 12, attended a Kiss concert in 1974 at the Madison Square Garden. Still a teenager, he devoted himself entirely to music, playing bass and guitar, singing, component. In the early 1990s, he met Joey Lynn, singer of the Rainbow and Deep Purple groups, with whom he collaborated for many years. He also got to know Ace Frehley, the first guitarist of the Kiss group, who hired him for tours. Karl Cochran worked several times on the concerts of Ace Frehley or Eric Singer. He notably co -signs the song Into The Voidfrom the album Psycho Circus. Karl Cochran was the victim of a cardiovascular accident in 2014 which left him decreased.