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Tributes as Gang Of Four guitarist Andy Gill dies aged 64
01.02.2020 - 22:16 / breakingnews.ie
Gang of Four guitarist Andy Gill has died aged 64, the band said in a statement.
His death was announced to the post-punk group’s fans on Twitter on Saturday.
The guitarist was described as “one of the best ever to do it”, and “a bit of a genius” by his bandmates.
The statement added: “This is so hard for us to write, but our great friend and supreme leader has died today.
“Andy’s final tour in November was the only way he was ever really going to bow out; with a Stratocaster around his
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17.02.2020 / 11:51
Harry Gregg dies aged 87: Tributes to Manchester United goalkeeper and Munich survivor who pulled Bobby Charlton and Sir Matt Busby from wreckage
Tributes have been paid to former Manchester United goalkeeper and Munich Air Disaster survivor Harry Gregg.
pitchfork.com
14.02.2020 / 21:51
Gang of Four Announce New EP Recorded Before Andy Gill’s Death
Gang of Four have announced This Heaven Gives Me Migraines, a new EP that includes recordings that Andy Gill made before he died. The EP includes re-recordings of three songs from the band’s catalog: “Natural’s Not in It” (1979), “The Dying Rays” (2015), and “Toreador” (2019). It also has two spoken interludes from Gill. Listen to the new version of “The Dying Rays” below (via Rolling Stone).
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06.02.2020 / 08:31
Tributes paid to Kirk Douglas as Hollywood great dies aged 103
Tributes have been paid to Hollywood great Kirk Douglas, who has died at the age of 103.
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04.02.2020 / 19:36
Remembering Gang of Four’s Andy Gill, Who Ripped Punk to Shreds
If a single word could describe Gang of Four’s Andy Gill—who led a version of the group from their formation in the late 1970s right up until his death on February 1—it might be “steely.” It captures everything from his innovative and massively influential guitar style, which sounded like metal splintering, to his stern stage persona, to his brisk, no-nonsense demeanor in interviews.
billboard.com
03.02.2020 / 00:46
Andy Gill of Gang of Four Was the Anti-Lead Guitarist That Post-Punk Needed
Andy Gill, who has died at age 64 of pneumonia, was the guitarist and co-founder of Gang of Four, among the greatest of British post-punk groups.
billboard.com
02.02.2020 / 20:26
Andy Gill, Gang of Four Founding Member & Prolific Producer, Dies at 64
Andy Gill, a founding member and guitarist for the British post-punk band Gang of Four, has died. He was 64.Gill's death was announced Saturday (Feb.
pitchfork.com
02.02.2020 / 19:51
Gang of Four’s Andy Gill Remembered by Tom Morello, Blur’s Graham Coxon, More
Earlier today, it was reported that Gang of Four mastermind Andy Gill—the founding guitarist who also produced or co-produced the band’s entire discography, in addition to albums by Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Futureheads, and others—has died. Artists and musicians have begun to respond to the news of his passing. Find reactions from Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine, the Cure’s Lol Tolhurst, Colin Meloy, El-P, and more below.
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02.02.2020 / 17:36
Watch footage from Andy Gill’s final gigs with Gang Of Four
The gigs celebrated the band's 40th anniversary and saw them play 'Entertainment!' in full.
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02.02.2020 / 16:36
Flea pens emotional tribute to Gang Of Four’s Andy Gill: “May his beautiful soul be in bliss with the divine”
Gill produced the Red Hot Chili Peppers' 1984 debut album.