Karn died yesterday at his Chelsea house and is survived by his wife Kyoko and his son Metis.

Born Andonis Michaelides into a Greek Cypriot family in 1958, Karn was a founder member of the mid seventies band Japan along with David Sylvian, Steve Jansen and Richard Barbieri.

Jansen pays tribute to his close friend and says, "Mick remained a creative energy to his final days, and his strength and dignity was to be truly admired. He will be greatly ...