DBWI: What if Scatman's fight with lung cancer was unsuccessful?

As his fans all know, Scatman John had a very difficult fight in 1998 and 99 when he was diagnosed with lung cancer, but he thankfully managed to pull through and make a strong come back in 2000. What would have happened if the unthinkable happened and he had passed away as a result?

I know, a sad WI. :( But try it anyway.
 
It's occurred to me that Scatman John only started really getting political with "Scatman's World" in 1999 when he was still fighting cancer - if he died then, he wouldn't be known as the vocal anti-Bush-Administration artist he turned out to be this decade. In fact, he'd probably only be known as having sung a few novelty songs and that's it. Oh, man, that'd be sad.
 
He was at the forefront of that whole "Scat-Electronica", "Old Genre fused with New genre" thing that we see as being a rather prominent force in the music of our millennial era. Maybe that wouldn't have been as prominent without him to lead it.
 
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