Mick Cocks, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mick Cocks

Australian musician

Date of Birth: 11-Jan-1955

Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Date of Death: 22-Dec-2009

Profession: guitarist

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Michael Thomas 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).