The founding member of the British post-punk band had only recently come off tour.
"Andy's final tour in November was the only way he was ever really going to bow out; with a Stratocaster around his neck, screaming with feedback and deafening the front row," wrote current Gang Of Four members Thomas McNeice, John Sterry and Tobias Humble.
In 1979, they made their Top 60 chart debut with At Home He's A Tourist - despite the song being banned by the BBC for a lyrical reference to condoms. "I always think of the guitar as being part of a larger instrument, which is the band," Gill added."What I always find uninspiring is when guitarists treat the rest of the band as a background over which they show off."They split in 1984, but reformed several times over the years, with a variety of line-ups. Gill was the only constant throughout their career.
His influence on guitar bands stretched far and wide. REM's Michael Stipe said he"stole a lot" from Gang Of Four, while Flea, bassist for the Chili Peppers, said Gang Of Four were"the first rock band I could truly relate to".
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