Alan Parsons honors Ian Bairnson's genius with emotional tribute.
Alan Parsons has paid tribute to Ian Bairnson, who has died at the age of 69. Bairnson was a guitarist who featured on every Alan Parsons Project album, as well as four of Parson's solo albums. He was also known for playing guitar on Kate Bush's first four albums and working with other artists such as Jon Anderson, Mick Fleetwood, and Eric Clapton. Parsons described Bairnson as a "musical genius" and recommended listening to The Very Last Time from the album The Time Machine as a tribute to him. Bairnson had been battling dementia and a progressive neurological condition.