Od 1979. do 2004. godine bio je klavijaturist, basist i ritam gitarist heavy metal benda Black Sabbath, a sve do smrti bio je klavijaturist bivšeg pjevača benda Tonyja Martina u njegovom projektu Tony Martin’s Headless Cross.
Geoff Nicholls preminuo je u 68. godini, 28. siječnja nakon borbe s opakom bolesti, rakom pluća. S legendarnom grupom Black Sabbath surađivao je na albumima od “Heaven and Hell” 1980. godine do “Live at the Hammersmith Odeon” 2007. godine. Suradnja s grupom prestala je kada je Adam Wakeman, koji je bio član solo benda Ozzya Osbournea, izabran za klavijaturista tijekom turneja 2004. i 2005. godine.
Vijest o smrti rastužila je i kolege iz benda, evo što su napisali putem društvenih mreža:
I’m so saddened to hear the loss of one of my dearest and closest
friends Geoff Nicholls.More details: https://t.co/bOEbRsevy5 pic.twitter.com/ZvXa83kcip
— Tony Iommi (@tonyiommi) January 28, 2017
Geoff Nicholls was a great friend of mine for a long time. He will be greatly missed. I’m very saddened at the news.
— Ozzy Osbourne (@OzzyOsbourne) January 28, 2017
Very sad to hear of old friend and Sabbath keyboard player Geoff Nicholls passing. RIP Geoff.
— Geezer Butler (@GZRMusic) January 28, 2017
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