Gill Scot Heron interviewed by the BBC 2009 p2

The musician and poet Gil ScottHeron best known for his pioneering rap The Revolution Will Not Be Televised has died at the age of 62, having fallen ill after a European trip. Jamie Byng, his UK publisher, announced the news via Twitter: Just heard the very sad news that my dear friend and one of the most inspiring people I ve ever met, the great Gil ScottHeron, died ScottHeron s spoken word recordings helped shape the emerging hiphop culture. Generations of rappers cite his work as br, br,