Johnny Marr, the band's guitarist, confirmed Andy Rourke's death, saying he will be remembered 'as a kind and beautiful soul'.
abc.net.au/news/the-smiths-bassist-andy-rourke-dies-aged-59/102371138Andy Rourke, the bassist for seminal 80s English rock band The Smiths, has died at age 59."It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Andy Rourke after a lengthy illness with pancreatic cancer," Marr wrote.
"Andy will be remembered as a kind and beautiful soul by those who knew him and as a supremely gifted musician by music fans.Formed in Manchester in the early 1982, the band released four studio albums before disbanding in 1987. Along with drummer Mike Joyce, Rourke provided a pounding and melodic rhythm section underlying Marr's pioneering chords as The Smiths became one of Britain's most influential bands during the 1980s.
Battling heroin addiction and financial difficulties, Rourke joined Joyce in suing Marr and lyricist Morrissey for a greater share of royalties in the years following the band's split.But Morrissey, who has increasingly flirted with far-right politics in recent years, was virulent about his former band-mates before adopting a more conciliatory tone in his book Autobiography.
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