Musician Andy RourkeBassist of British alternative rock band blacksmithsHe then passed away at the age of 59. “a disease longer than pancreatic cancer”as announced this Friday by his former bandmate guitarist Johnny Mar.
“We are deeply saddened to announce the death of Andy Rourke, who has long-term pancreatic cancer,” Marr wrote on his official Twitter account.
“Andy will be remembered by those of us who knew him as a kind and beautiful soul, and by music buffs as a supremely talented musician,” the artist tweeted. “We want privacy in these sad moments,” the artist added.
Rourke played in some of the classics in The Smiths’ catalog, for example In iconic songs of the band Manchester such as This Charming Man or There is a Light That Never Goes OutBesides the solo songs performed by the controversial leader of the group, morsseyafter the group disbanded.
He was also part of the group free bass It was recorded with other great musicians such as Peter Hook (from New Order) and Mani (from Stone Roses) and with Sinead O’Connor, the Pretenders, Ian Brown and DARK vocalist Dolores O’Riordan of the Cranberries.