Damo Suzuki, a Japanese vocalist best known for his role with the revered and influential German experimental rock group Can during its most crucial period, died on Feb. 9 at his home in Cologne, Germany. No cause was given, but Mr. Suzuki had been diagnosed with colon cancer in 2014. Initially given a 10 percent chance of recovery, he endured more than 40 surgeries in the ensuing decade. Mr. Suzuki was a free spirit who left Japan as a teenager for a nomadic life in Europe. “If you’re a creative person,” he said in a 2013 interview with The Japan Times, “it’s important to break rules.

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Persons: Damo Suzuki, Suzuki, ” Organizations: Can’s, Spoon Records, Japan Times Locations: Cologne, Germany, Japan, Europe