From the archives: Wong Ka Kui's Beyond legacy lives on 30 years after his death


Thirty years ago today, Asia lost one of its greatest rock stars. We remember the musical genius that was Beyond’s Wong Ka Kui. — Filepic

In this article published on this date 10 years ago, on the 20th anniversary of his death, writer Michael Cheang paid tribute to his musical genius, rock star charisma, and laments the passing of a true rock star who, thanks to his contribution to rock music in Asia, surely deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as some of the greatest rock stars who ever lived, but also tragically died young.

This article was originally published in StarLifestyle (then known as StarTwo) on June 30, 2013, and has been edited for brevity.

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