Maxi Jazz, the lead vocalist of British digital music band Faithless and often called the voice in trance hits equivalent to “God Is a DJ” and “Insomnia”, has died aged 65, the band stated on Saturday.
“He was a man who changed our lives in so many ways. He gave proper meaning and message to our music,” the opposite two core members of Faithless, Rollo and Sister Bliss, stated in an announcement on Facebook.
“He was also a lovely human being with time for everyone and a wisdom that was both profound and accessible.”
The band stated on Twitter that Jazz had died peacefully in his sleep. It didn’t give a reason for loss of life.
Jazz was born Maxwell Fraser in Brixton, south London, in 1957. He helped type Faithless in 1995, which then grew into one of the crucial widespread dance bands in Britain and around the world.
“He was the kindest man with such an aura about him. His words and performances touched so many of us,” British DJ MistaJam wrote of Jazz on Twitter.
Faithless’ 1995 music “Insomnia”, which options Jazz rapping about struggling to sleep with the chorus “I can’t get no sleep”, was voted the fifth-greatest dance file of all time by readers of dance music journal Mixmag in 2013.
The music, which topped the dance charts in lots of European international locations, made Jazz quip in a 2020 interview: “If I had a quid for every time someone’s come up going, ‘I can’t get no sleep’, I’d be living on the space station.”
Faithless stated of their assertion: “He was a brilliant lyricist, a DJ, a Buddhist, a magnificent stage presence, car lover, endless talker, beautiful person, moral compass and genius.”
