While performing a concert at Madison Square Garden on 17 September 2014, fellow pop musician Billy Joel stated that Cocker was "not very well right now" and endorsed Cocker for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame before his tribute performance of "With a Little Help from My Friends". Cocker died from lung cancer on 22 December 2014 in Crawford, Colorado at the age of 70. He had smoked two packs of cigarettes a day until he quit in 1991.
while performing a concert at madison square garden on 17 september 2014 fellow pop musician billy joel stated that cocker was "not very well right now" and endorsed cocker for induction into the rock and roll hall of fame before his tribute performance of "with a little help from my friends" cocker died from lung cancer on 22 december 2014 in crawford colorado at the age of 70 he had smoked two packs of cigarettes a day until he quit in 1991