Rose Tattoo guitarist Mick Cocks has succumbed after a lengthy battle with liver cancer. Cocks is the fourth former member of the '70s Australian hard rock band to fall to liver cancer, with Ian Rilen, Pete Wells, and Bobby Loyde having passed from the disease previously.

Rose Tattoo was a hard rock band from Australia that is commonly listed as a strong influence of 80's metal bands like Guns 'N Roses, Motley Crue, and others. G n' R, in fact, covered the Rose Tattoo song "Nice Boys" on their "Lies" album.