The Smiths bassist Andy Rourke has died at the age of 59, following a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. His former bandmate Johnny Marr confirmed the sad news and hailed his late friend a 'supremely gifted musician'. In a Twitter statement, he wrote: 'It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Andy Rourke after a lengthy illness...
The Smiths bassist Andy Rourke has died at the age of 59, following a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer.
In a Twitter statement, he wrote: "It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Andy Rourke after a lengthy illness with pancreatic cancer. Andy's signature style was at the beating heart of the legendary Manchester band's melodic back catalogue that has gone on to inspire the likes of The Killers and The 1975.He returned in time for the release of their seminal LP The Queen Is Dead.Johnny hailed Andy's parts on the landmark record as "something no other bass player could match".
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Warhol estate loses US Supreme Court copyright fight over Prince paintingsWASHINGTON : Andy Warhol's estate lost its U.S. Supreme Court copyright fight with celebrity photographer Lynn Goldsmith on Thursday as the justices faulted the famed pop artist's use of her photo of singer Prince in a silkscreen series depicting the charismatic rock star.The justices upheld a lower court
Read more »
National Cancer Centre Singapore moves to new, bigger building with increased capacitySINGAPORE — The new 24-storey National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) was officially opened by Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Thursday (May 18).
Read more »
Krafton gets approval to resume battle-royale game in IndiaSouth Korea's Krafton Inc, a company backed by China's Tencent on Friday (May 19) said it received approval from Indian authorities to resume its popular battle-royale format game in the country after being banned for nearly a year. The government had in July blocked Krafton's title Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), citing concerns about its data-sharing and mining in China. BGMI...
Read more »
New National Cancer Centre Singapore building officially opensWith nearly twice the number of chemotherapy recliner chairs and beds as well as enhanced facilities, the centre expects to be able to handle a doubling of patient visits by 2030.
Read more »
New $820m National Cancer Centre building has double the capacity of previous premisesIt is directly connected to Outram Park MRT via a link bridge. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »
Britain’s richest family patriarch Srichand Hinduja dies at 87He had dementia, and his plight became the centre of a family feud that culminated in court proceedings. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »