Staying strong. Toby Keith opened up about his battle with stomach cancer — and how he’s optimistic about the future.
12.11.2022 - 21:51 / deadline.com
Innovative guitarist Keith Levene, a cofounder of The Clash and later with Public Image Ltd., died Friday at 65 of liver cancer at his home in Norfolk, UK. Author/writer Adam Hammond confirmed the death.
“It is with great sadness I report that my close friend and legendary Public Image Limited guitarist Keith Levene passed away on Friday 11th November,” Hammond wrote. “There is no doubt that Keith was one of the most innovative, audacious and influential guitarists of all time.”
Hammond added, “Keith sought to create a new paradigm in music and with willing collaborators John Lydon and Jah Wobble succeeded in doing just that. His guitar work over the nine minutes of ‘ Theme’, the first track on the first PiL album, defined what alternative music should be.As well as helping to make PiL the most important band of the age, Keith also founded The Clash with Mick Jones and had a major influence on their early sound. So much of what we listen to today owes much to Keith’s work, some of it acknowledged, most of it not.”
Hammond concluded: “Our thoughts and love go out to his partner Kate, sister Jill and all of Keith’s family and friends. The world is a darker place without his genius. Mine will be darker without my mate.”
Levene started as a roadie for Yes in the early 1970s, then formed The Clash with Mick Jones in 1976. Together, they persuaded Joe Strummer to join them. Levene appeared at early shows with The Clash and contributed the song “What’s My Name” on the group’s 1977 debut.
But Levene left The Clash before they began recording music. He went on to form Public Image Ltd with John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten) after the breakup of the Sex Pistols.
Their first album, Public Image: First Issue, reached No 22 on the
Staying strong. Toby Keith opened up about his battle with stomach cancer — and how he’s optimistic about the future.
EXCLUSIVE: Andrea Riseborough, who is coming off an Independent Spirit Award nomination for her lead role in To Leslie, has been cast opposite Kate Winslet and Matthias Schoenaerts in HBO’s limited series The Palace, from Succession duo Will Tracy and Frank Rich and The Queen director Stephen Frears.
American tour—specifically their coordinated wardrobe.The royal couple had a lot to contend with as they set off for their , Massachusetts. Their first visit to America since 2014 is meant to be seen as a “” for the newly dubbed Prince and Princess of Wales, culminating in the second-annual Earthshot Prize Awards honoring strides taken in the fight against climate change.
Putting on their happy faces! Prince William and Princess Kate were spotted out and about in Boston just hours after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s explosive Netflix documentary series trailer dropped.
Princess Kate takes Boston! The British royal and her husband, Prince William, arrived in Massachusetts on Wednesday, November 30, marking their first U.S. visit in eight years.
Expanding their brood? Prince William and Princess Kate are open to the idea of having another baby.
Swish! Prince William and Princess Kate wrapped up their first day across the pond by enjoying one of America’s favorite pastimes.
Welcome to Boston! Prince William and Princess Kate have touched down in the United States for the first time in nearly a decade.
, two of which will be spent, we assume, sampling Dunkin and going to the bar that inspired Cheers. And on Friday, will award his second Earthshot Prize ().
Ready to make nice? Jon Gosselin is advocating for his 18-year-old son Collin and daughter Hannah to mend fences with their estranged mother, Kate Gosselin, following Collin’s eye-opening claims about their tension.
The holiday action comedy “Violent Night” feels like it was sold in one of those pitch meetings from “The Player,” two guys in a room with Griffin Mill, excitedly announcing their brainchild: “It’s ‘Die Hard’ meets ‘Bad Santa!’” They presumably lit cigars and slapped each other on the back after settling on that premise, which is too bad; they should’ve used that valuable time to spin their high-concept pitch into something with some jokes or funny situations.
A heartfelt gesture! Justin Long opened up about his romance with Kate Bosworth — and revealed he has his own nickname just for her.
Collin Gosselin is ready to move past the past — and possibly start anew with his controversial mother.
His side of the story. For the first time, Collin Gosselin candidly addressed his time at various institutions, revealing how the experience ended his relationship with mom Kate Gosselin.
Public Image Ltd guitarist – and founder member of The Clash – Keith Levene has died, aged 65. He had been receiving treatment for liver cancer for two years.In a statement on Twitter, writer Adam Hammond announced Levene’s death, saying: “It is with great sadness I report that my close friend and legendary Public Image Ltd guitarist Keith Levene passed away on Friday 11 Nov”.“There is no doubt that Keith was one of the most innovative, audacious and influential guitarists of all time”, he went on.