The Smiths bassist Andy Rourke has died on the age of 59, following a prolonged battle with pancreatic most cancers.
His former bandmate Johnny Marr confirmed the unhappy information and hailed his late pal a “supremely gifted musician”.
In a Twitter assertion, he wrote: “It’s with deep disappointment that we announce the passing of Andy Rourke after a prolonged sickness with pancreatic most cancers.
“Andy might be remembered as a sort and delightful soul by those that knew him and as a supremely gifted musician by music followers.
“We request privateness at this unhappy time.”
Johnny shaped the ‘This Charming Man’ group with frontman Morrissey in 1982, and Andy joined after their first live performance.
Andy’s signature fashion was on the beating coronary heart of the legendary Manchester band’s melodic again catalogue that has gone on to encourage the likes of The Killers and The 1975.
Andy battled a heroin dependancy that noticed him dumped by his bandmates for simply two weeks in 1986.
He returned in time for the discharge of their seminal LP ‘ The Queen Is Useless’.
Johnny hailed Andy’s elements on the landmark file as “one thing no different bass participant might match”.
They’d go on to launch the LP ‘Strangeways, Right here We Come’ in 1987 to large acclaim, however cut up not lengthy after.
In addition to The Smiths, Andy carried out with Sinead O’Connor and Ian Brown of The Stone Roses.
The Smiths – additionally comprised of drummer Mike Joyce – broke up in acrimonious circumstances, and regardless of being supplied huge cash to reunite for live shows, they’ve by no means come near getting again collectively.
Johnny, 59, beforehand revealed: “I feel we had been supplied $50 million for 3 … probably 5 reveals.”
The band members infamously acquired right into a feud in 1989 when Andy and Mike efficiently sued Morrissey and Johnny to get greater than 10 per cent of the group’s royalties.
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