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LIFE & MUSIC CAREER
Robin Gibb -- along with twin brother Maurice -- was born in 1949 in the Isle of Man and raised in Manchester. We spoke with Robin a few years back and he told us about the group's beginning: Well we started writing songs when we were eight years old and started natural harmonies. Nobody ever taught us anything, so we did it out of fun -- for nothing else. We started in Manchester just copying what we heard on the radio and imagining what their new single would be like and as young as eight or nine we were actually imagining and composing music."
In 1958 the family moved to Australia where Robin, Maurice and their older brother Barry began harmonizing as a group. The trio performed on TV as the "B.G.'s" and had some success. They even hosted a weekly variety show during their stay in Australia but soon returned to England in the 1960s where the group began to take off after signing with manager Robert Stigwood.
Robin quit the group in 1969 and launched a solo career. He had a hit in Europe with the song, "Saved By The Bell," while Barry and Maurice continued as the Bee Gees. The group soon reunited and had their first Number One hit in the U.S. in 1971, with "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart."
In 1975 the group had hits with "Jive Talkin' " and "Nights on Broadway," but in 1977 -- with the release of the movie Saturday Night Fever, starring John Travolta -- the Bee Gees' popularity soared to new heights. The soundtrack album to Saturday Night Fever, featuring music by the Bee Gees, Yvonne Elliman, KC & The Sunshine Band, Tavares, MFSB, and the Trammps, went on to become the biggest-selling soundtrack of all time, selling over 15 million U.S. copies to date. The album scored four Number One hits: "How Deep Is Your Love," "Stayin' Alive," and "Night Fever," by the Bee Gees, and Yvonne Elliman's "If I Can't Have You." All four hits were actually written by Barry, Maurice and Robin.
BATTLE WITH CANCER
According to reports, the singer was diagnosed with colon cancer two years ago. The cancer spread to his liver last year. In January of 2012, Robin completed an eight-week regimen of chemotherapy in his battle against cancer. Although he had originally hoped to lick the disease through homeopathic remedies, Gibb remained committed to battling the cancer by any means necessary.
After missing a charity event on January 18th, Gibb's spokesperson, Mick Garbutt, told The Daily Mail, "He would have absolutely loved to be here in person, but unfortunately that simply hasn't been possible with his health. It is true to say he is very unwell, but he's an incredible man and enjoys lots of support from his close circle of friends and family, and particularly from his wife Dwina. While he can still use his profile to raise awareness for issues close to his heart he will always do so."
During a BBC Radio interview in February of this year Gibb explained his medical situation: "I was diagnosed with a growth in my colon. It was removed. And I've been treated for that by a brilliant doctor, and in their own words, 'The results have been spectacular' -- and they said, 'What are you doing that we don't know about?,' and I said, 'I'm not doing anything and in fact I haven't taken a single tablet.' I feel better than I did 10 years ago. I'm active, my appetite's fantastic, the plumbing is all in perfect working order. If I had a choice about how I'd like to feel for the rest of my life, this would be it. If I wanted to tick all the right boxes about sense of well-being, it would be now. This is the way I'd like to feel. I don't know how I could feel any better." He said, "The prognosis is that it's almost gone and I feel fantastic and really from now on it's just what they could describe as a 'mopping-up' operation. I am very active and my sense of well-being is good."
Gibb was hospitalized again in March. The singer's management issued the following statement: "On Sunday, March 25th, Robin Gibb underwent further intestinal surgery. He is currently recovering in hospital and therefore, for the time-being, all existing commitments prior to The Titanic Requiem concert, have had to be canceled."
In April the singer fell into a coma but regained consciousness a week later, while surrounded by his family. Gibb's spokesperson, Doug Wright, told the BBC that the singer, who has been battling both liver and colon cancer, fell into the coma following a bout of pneumonia. He explained that Gibb "has been able to communicate with his family, including nodding." Gibb's first words after regaining consciousness were to his son, Robin John, saying: "Hello, RJ."
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