You can understand why if you think about how division and multiplication are related. 12 divided by 6 is 2 because 6 times 2 is 12 12 divided by 0 is x would mean that 0 times x = 12 But no value would work for x because 0 times any number is 0. So division by zero doesn't work.
At the time of his death, Keith was suffering from emphysema and terminal lung cancer, as well as mourning the recent gunshot suicide of his 27-year-old daughter, Daisy Keith, ten weeks earlier. He committed suicide after he returned from a stay at a hospital.
How the Hendrix of the keyboard was trolled to death by his own fans: Keith Emerson's widow claims flamboyant showman was a 'sensitive soul' killed himself after taking cruel jibes to heart. Keith Emerson died aged 71 at his home in Santa Monica, Los Angeles. Police said he died from self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Emerson set up the band in 1970 with guitarist Lake and drummer Palmer. He had been planning to retire after a string of concerts in Japan.