The 59-year-old musician was the victim of pancreatic cancer. The news was confirmed by his former partner Johnny Marr.
andy rourkebassist for the British band The Smithsdied at the age of 59 of pancreatic cancer, announced on social networks his former partner, the guitarist johnny marr.
“It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Andy Rourke after a long illness. Andy will be remembered as a kind and beautiful soul by those who knew him and as a supremely gifted musician by music fans. We request privacy at this sad time.” , Marr wrote on Twitter.
On Instagram, the musician posted a detailed account of his history with Rourke: “Andy and I met at school in 1975. We were best friends, we went everywhere together. When we were fifteen I moved into his house where he lived with his three brothers and I soon realized that my partner was one of those rare people that no one disliked.
Then, after remembering the bands they participated in in their adolescence, they added that on the records of The Smiths “Andy reinvented what it is to be a bass player”.
In this regard, he highlighted his performance in the song “The Queen Is Dead” by noting: “It was so impressive that I said to myself: ‘I will never forget this moment.’
“It is a matter of pride and sadness that the last time Andy played on stage was with me and my band at Maddison Square Garden in September 2022,” he concluded.
Who were The Smiths
Leadered by Morrissey and made up of Rourke, Marr and drummer Mike Joyce, The Smiths he had a string of hits in the 1980s with songs like ‘Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now’ and ‘Girlfriend In A Coma’.
The band, driven by Marr and Morrissey, broke up in 1987 and throughout their career released albums like ‘The Smiths’ and ‘Meat is Murder’.
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The disappearance of the Manchester quartet was one of the most high-profile in the UK music world, the aftermath of which led Joyce and Rourke to take Morrissey and Marr to court over copyright issues in 1989, the press reported. international.
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