Morphine @ Giardini del Principe, Italy, July 3 1999 – The jazz rock outfit were onstage in Italy as part of their European tour when slide guitarist Mark Sandman suddenly collapsed. Medics pronounced him dead and discovered that he had had a massive heart attack at the age of 46. Unlike many other bands, Morphine decided to disband saying that they couldn't carry on without their core member.
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