'I Love Rock 'n' Roll' Songwriter Alan Merrill Dies at 69 from Coronavirus as Joan Jett Pays Tribute
Singer, guitarist, and songwriter Alan Merrill has died in New York at the age of 69 as a result of the coronavirus. Merrill was best known for writing the track “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll.” Merrill originally wrote and recorded the iconic song while he was a member of the band the Arrows, who released the track in 1975. The song would later become a huge hit for Merrill was inspired to write the song as a reaction to the Rolling Stones’ single “It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll .
“I almost felt like ‘It’s Only Rock and Roll’ was an apology to those jet-set princes and princesses that he was hanging around with — the aristocracy, you know. That was my interpretation as a young man: Okay, I love rock and roll.”The musician’s death was announced by his daughter Laura on Facebook.. “I was given 2 minutes to say my goodbyes before I was rushed out.
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