He was very talented

 

I was saddened to read about the passing of Eric Carmen, a very skilled rock musician with a classical background.  He fronted the Raspberries most notably, 

The Washington Post obituary:  

Eric Carmen, Raspberries frontman who sang ‘Hungry Eyes,’ dies at 74

"A guitarist, singer-songwriter and classically trained pianist, Mr. Carmen drew on influences as varied as Rachmaninoff and the Ronettes, crafting lush pop songs about love, loss and the shamanic power of rock-and-roll."

As the article notes, "All By Myself" features a melody from Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto #2. Since the Post linked to it, so will I.