Originally written by Gareth Dobson · 17 June 2003
It now appears that the be-uniformed one is not dead, and actually played a gig with the Rolling Stones since his apparent demise. Impressive.
In all seriousness, we apologise for misinforming you, and equally, we're relieved that the great man's ticker is still ticking, and that he's still rocking.
If you have any questions as to why this story came about, or where it came from, please direct them to this email address.
In other not-dead news, these people were confirmed as also being alive and well today:
Paul Simon Eddie Van Halen Sharlene Spiteri MC Hammer Gary Coleman from hit TV show D'fferent Strokes