Guitarist for Boomtown Rats Garry Roberts has died aged 72
"A storm of massive considered noise that punched out from his overtaxed amplifiers and which animated not just the rest of the group but audiences he played to around the world.
"For fans he was The Legend - and he was. For us he was Gazzer, the guy who summed up the sense of who The Rats are. "We have known Garry since we were children and so we feel strangely adrift without him tonight. Safe travels Gaz. Thanks for everything mate." The statement was signed by members of the band, including Geldof, bassist Pete Briquette and drummer Simon Crowe.
Roberts was one of the group's founding members and is said to have been instrumental in them settling on Boomtown Rats as a name.
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