Brian James, guitarist and founding member of The Damned died

Brian James, did not integrate the training that will play in Buenos Aires in a week, with three original members: the former base and then guitarist Sensitive captainthe singer Dave Vanian and the drummer Rat scabies.

A spokesman for the Easy Action record label said: “I can confirm that Brian died peacefully yesterday with his present family”.

James’s bandmate, Raymond “Sensitive Captain” Burnshe said in an Instagram publication: “The Riff’s master, Brian, has gone; that final act that happens to us all, for the majority is a sad and miserable matter, but although it is really horrible that they have taken our partner, I prefer to celebrate life … And what life Brian James had“

Added: “And looking back I have to say that Brian was a real gentleman … Despite having to occasionally endure quite atrocious behavior by a server, he never lost his patience with me, and whenever we were during the following decades we had a drink and laughed a lot. “

Brian James’s trajectory

James was one of the most sharp guitars of English punk and author of classics of The Damned as “New Rose” and “Neat Neat Neat”. Shared with Mick Jonesfuture The Clashthe band London SS And after laying the bases of The Damned with his first two LP, he joined the band of Iggy Pop.

Later, he founded another important group for British rock of the 80s, next to the American punk legend Stiv Bators: The Lords of the New Churchwhich, in addition to several albums, would read the hit “Russian Roulette”.

In 2000, he put together an ephemeral project together with Stewart Copeland (The Police), Wayne Kramer (Mc5), Duff McKagan (Guns N ‘Roses) and Clem Burke (Blondie), under the name of The rackteerswith which the MAD for the Racket album registered.