Barry Gibb Reveals He Has Seen His Dead 'Brothers' Ghosts'

The sole surviving member of the Bee Gees - whose youngest sibling Andy died in 1988 aged 30, while twin siblings Maurice and Robin passed away in 2003 and 2012 respectively - has revealed he's experienced life-after-death visions of them.

In a moving interview with The Mail on Sunday’s Event magazine, Barry Gibb says he and his wife, Linda, have seen deceased bandmate Robin as well as younger brother Andy – and found the manifestations disturbing.

Discussing his visions, he said: "It's not fun because you're not quite sure what it was about. If it was real. I saw Robin and my wife saw Andy. Maybe it’s a memory producing itself outside your conscious mind or maybe its real.’

"The biggest question of all: is there life after death? I'd like to know."

Barry - who has five children with wife Linda - also believes he has been reincarnated a number of times.

Asked if he feels he's been here before, he said: "Perhaps. I've had a few incarnations. I try not to question it. There's been so much loss in my family, for me it's a standing mystery.

"Will I see my brothers again? I don't want to question it. Don't want to go there."

He says the loss of three of his brothers had a devastating effect on those left behind, including his mother, who has now also passed away. His younger brother, Andy, a star in his own right but not part of the band, died aged 30 in 1988 after years of drug abuse.

There was further heartbreak in 2003 when Maurice, then 53, died in hospital after he suffered complications from a twisted intestine. And Robin died from cancer at the age of 62 in 2012.

Barry says: ‘Mo was gone in two days. Maybe that’s better than long and tortured? Which is what Robin went through. Andy went at 30. All different forms of passing and for our mum, devastating.’

The star admits he considered turning his back on music altogether following Robin’s death.

The 'Jive Talkin'' hitmaker admitted watching TV shows like 'Downton Abbey' helped him through his grief after Robin lost his long battle with cancer.

He said: "You are in a kind of tunnel. You have to come out the other side and I waited for that and I watched television. 'Downton Abbey' - that got me through it, and 'Ray Donovan' and 'Billionaire'. I love them more than movies. I love the cliff-hangers. We get British television in America because I have Apple TV."

He said: "After Rob died I just sat moping around thinking that was the end of it and I would just fade away. I thought I was quite happy about fading away, but then the President of Columbia Records, Rob Stringer, came to see me and signed me and said, 'We're gonna move your ass!' And I thought, 'Oh well, that's OK.' So I'm back."

Barry is looking forward to promoting In The Now, his first solo album in more than 30 years. And the star reveals that the pain of no longer being able to perform with his brothers has been eased by the fact that he now shares the stage with his son Stephen, 42.

He adds: ‘It’s not hard if your eldest son is standing next to you. He’s not a Bee Gee. He wouldn’t like that. He’s Stephen. He’s covered in tattoos. He’s a metalhead with a heart of gold.’