Danish singer Kim Larsen dies

Danish rebel singer, songwriter and guitarist Kim Larsen, who enjoyed huge popularity in his home country, has died. He was 72. Danish media dedicated many pages Monday to Larsen’s career, which started in the early 1970s. Prime Minister Lars LØkke Rasmussen said that despite Larsen’s known opposition to mainstream society, “he was one of us.” Larsen wrote dozens of catchy tunes, played in several rock bands, including Gasolin’ and Kjukken — which announced Larsen’s death via Twitter — and sold records in neighbouring Sweden. Larsen died Sunday at home of prostate cancer.