Great guy! Great drummer! RIP James kottak!

RIP James Kottak ❤️ I’m a 22 years old rock drummer and James inspired me a lot, he was very talented and unique. Thanks for remembering him through his career. His legacy will live on forever.

Long live james kottak 🥁

American band called wild horses james kottak drums. Another American band called buster brown james n johnny edwards. R.I.P. king James kottak Rock & Roll Forever

For me, One of the best albums that he made was with McAuley Schenker - MSG, great songs and great drum lines like paradise, for example... James kottak one of the best hard rock drummers, his presence on stage was notable, he helped the Scorpions a lot in live performance with splitting water, spins.. I remember watch holiday and he playing with the feets, One on bass other in hit-hat, his hands playing in floor tom/snare and Ride cymbal, and plus he was singing.... I was like OMG.... Very sad 😢 and by the way thank you to keep the memory of James with this video. I wish to you Phil all the best...

Nice tribute. I saw Kingdom Come open for the Scorpions back in the 80's. A great show. No doubt that's when the Scorpions got to know him. Take care.

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Thanks for your sensitivity and compassion Phil

...RIP ❤🙏🌐 SO sorry 🎵💖 ..."The Music stay alive...": His soul flies above your head our heads " Thank you so much Mr Phil " Very moving..." 🎵💖🌐💖🎵

Thanks for remembering this great musician Phil. His legacy will be his contribution to rock and that's what he will be remembered for.

So very sad, a truly GREAT drummer who's legacy cannot and will not be denied. People love their dirt don't they? I think it's because it provides them a fleeting illusion of being clean. The creative emotionally expressive ego is such a personally treacherous scale to balance. If we can see and celebrate ourselves atop that silver mountain, we can just as surely disparage ourselves within the depths of hell's torment. It really is all like RJD and Lou Reed stated, it's heaven/magic and hell/loss. RIP James, your legacy will easily surpass your mortality.

First introduction Kingdom Come love that album 💯🤘🤘🤘🤘

R.I.P James 🙏

R.I.P James

Great eulogy Phil ❤

Good talk Phil

Nice one again Phil ! Good afternoon from the U.S.A.

Thank you for this Phil and making a very important point. Music is so important. Yet for many an incident or reported behaviour becomes the main association for an artist and can lead to their work and legacy being trashed.

Phil. Another moving and positive video, twice in 24 hours is sadly way to many. My condolences to family and friends

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Classic bands rode the period of grunge which i never got. Thankfully it didn't really take over here in UK

As always you say what we all feel. It doesn't get any easier for our generation to lose there musical heroes. Every month we say goodbye to another. Thanks for the video Phil. RIP James Kottak.

I'm afraid that I never got over or beyond "Eye II Eye" by the Scorpions but I shall certainly dig out Montrose's "Mean" in his honour today as an album I've not spun up in a while, whatever his personal demons were. Let's not forget that Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Bon Scott and many other late musicians also had their personal demons, but we cherish them nonetheless. RIP James Kottak.

Sadly was the same case with Ingo from Helloween. Great that current Helloween drummer plays Ingos kit and at live shows in backdrops remember him ❤.

Great Phil. Big heart and a clear mind thank you!!

Kingdom Come Do You Like It riff sounds erringly similiar to the riff for Jaguar Dirty Tricks

Wow another passing 🙏 Thank you for your comforting and soothing words Phil🙏

Hi Phil, unfortunately most rock stars are only known for their personal life then being remembered for their musicianship, RIP James nice tribute Phil 👍

Thanks for your tribute video, Phil. It helps to soften the blow.I'm so sad to learn he's died. Until seeing your video, I didn't know. Since receiving 'Return to Forever' as a recent Christmas present, I have played the hell out of it. James drums brilliantly on this release, ditto Humanity 1, another of my favourite Scorpions albums. KZread is a great source of Scorpions gigs, and when it comes to the obligatory drum solo section, James was a giant. I knew he left , or was fired, around 2016, and haven't been aware of who or what he's done since. Once again, very sad. He was an awesome drummer, who fitted the Scorpions well.

Great video Phil...there are only a few people in the Rock Postcasts with such good and positive comments...keep on...

It is difficult to try and cover everything! But again sad news!