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D.H. Peligro, the longtime drummer for iconic punk band the Useless Kennedys, died after hitting his head throughout a fall at his Los Angeles dwelling, the group introduced on Instagram. He was 63.
“Preparations are pending and will likely be introduced within the coming days. We ask that you just respect the household’s privateness throughout this tough time. Thanks on your ideas and phrases of consolation,” the announcement stated.
Peligro, whose actual title was Darren Henley, joined the Useless Kennedys in 1981, then performed briefly with the Purple Scorching Chili Peppers after the band broke up. When the DKs bought again collectively in 2001, he rejoined them.
The Purple Scorching Chili Peppers Anthony Kiedis, John Frusciante, Michael "Flea" Balzary, D.H. Peligro pose for a portrait backstage at First Avenue nightclub in Minneapolis in 1988.
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Peligro grew up in St. Louis, touring to San Francisco as a teen, the place he performed for native punk bands, together with one which sometimes opened for the Useless Kennedys, he informed LA Weekly in 2018.
He informed the journal he “was working at a homosexual bondage resort” when he discovered the band was in search of a brand new drummer.
“The drummer had left and I used to be prepared, so I auditioned. The remainder is historical past,” he stated.
After the announcement, tributes from throughout the music world started pouring in on social media. Amongst them was Porno for Pyros cofounder Martyn Lenoble, who wrote: “Thanks for every part brother. We had some nice instances collectively. And we shared a few of the similar struggles. He was a wild man. With huge vitality and a giant coronary heart.”