Tributes Pour In For Buzzcocks Lead Singer Pete Shelley
Shelley passed away from a suspected heart attack on Thursday.
Tributes have been pouring in from the world of music after it was announced that Pete Shelley, lead singer of British punk pioneers Buzzcocks, has died this week at the age of 63.
The songwriter passed away on Thursday (December 6th) from a suspected heart attack in Estonia, where he was currently resident, according to the BBC.
“It’s with great sadness that we confirm the death of Pete Shelley, one of the UK’s most influential and prolific songwriters and co-founder of the seminal original punk band Buzzcocks,” the group said in a statement. “Pete’s music has inspired generations of musicians over a career that spanned five decades and with his band and as a solo artist, he was held in the highest regard by the music industry and by his fans around the world.”
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