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Mimi Parker, best known as the drummer and vocalist of the indie rock band Low, has died following a battle with ovarian cancer. She was 55.
According to a tweet shared by the band Sunday, Parker died Saturday night. The band’s representative Bekah Flynn confirmed Parker’s death to USA TODAY Monday.
«Friends, it’s hard to put the universe into language and into a short message,» the band wrote. «She passed away last night, surrounded by family and love, including yours. Keep her name close and sacred.
«Share this moment with someone who needs you. Love is indeed the most important thing.»
Friends, it’s hard to put the universe into language and into a short message, but
She passed away last night, surrounded by family and love, including yours. Keep her name close and sacred. Share this moment with someone who needs you. Love is indeed the most important thing.
Parker shared that she was diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer in December 2020 during an interview on the Sheroes Radio podcast in January. She said the experience had «changed my perspective completely.»
«I think it’s important to — when people get a diagnosis — some people have a tendency to ask ‘Why?,’ ‘Why me?’ » Parker said at the time. «I never had that. It was always, ‘Why not?’ We’re all subject to whatever random this and that that happens.
