Mick Cocks
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Mick Cocks performing with Rose Tattoo at the Meredith Festival in December 2006.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Michael Thomas Cocks |
| Born | 11 January 1955 |
| Origin | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 22 December 2009 (aged 54) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Guitar, bass guitar |
| Years active | 1976–2009 |
| Associated acts | Rose Tattoo, Heaven, The Headhunters, Illustrated Men, Doomfoxx, Ted Mulry Gang |
Michael Thomas "Mick" Cocks (11 January 1955 – 22 December 2009) was an Australian musician, most noted for his guitar and songwriting work with Rose Tattoo. His original sound and style heavily influenced Guns N' Roses, who recorded a cover of the Rose Tattoo song "Nice Boys". He was also a member of Heaven, The Headhunters, Illustrated Men, Doomfoxx, Pete Wells Heart Attack and the Ted Mulry Gang. On 16 August 2006, Rose Tattoo were inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame. In April 2009 Cocks was diagnosed with liver cancer and died from the disease on 22 December 2009. He was the fifth member of Rose Tattoo to die of cancer, he was predeceased by Dallas Royall (1991), Peter Wells (2006), Ian Rilen (2006), and Lobby Loyde (2007).
Michael Thomas "Mick" Cocks was born on 11 January 1955. Rose Tattoo formed in 1976 in Sydney with a line-up of Leigh Johnston on rhythm guitar, Tony Lake on lead vocals, Michael Vandersluys on drums and Peter Wells (ex-Buffalo) on slide guitar.Ian Rilen from Band of Light joined on bass guitar. Cocks soon joined the group and replaced Johnston on rhythm guitar. Lake and Vandersluys were substituted by former Buster Brown members Angry Anderson on vocals and Dallas "Digger" Royall on drums respectively. Rose Tattoo made their public debut on New Year's Eve at the rock club Chequers.
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