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Primal Scream keyboardist Martin Duffy has died, his former Charlatans bandmate Tim Burgess confirmed Tuesday. He was 55.
Creation Data founder Alan McGee, who signed Primal Scream within the Eighties, recommended that Duffy died on Monday. “Extra unhappy information,” McGee wrote in an Instagram put up Tuesday. “Martin Duffy gone yesterday. Beautiful man so unhappy.” Duffy’s explanation for demise is unclear.
Born and raised in Birmingham in England’s West Midlands, Duffy joined the indie rock band Felt on the age of 16 in 1985. He remained in that band till its break-up in 1989, becoming a member of the Primal Scream line-up full-time that yr. Duffy had contributed to Primal Scream’s first two information however was a fully-fledged member of the band for his or her 1991 album Screamadelica which catapulted them into mainstream success and important acclaim.
In 1993, whereas on tour with the band in New York, Duffy was stabbed in a bar by a stranger. The blade narrowly missed his kidney, based on The Observer, and he lay slumped on a desk till a barman observed that he was bleeding.
After the Charlatans’ keys participant Rob Collins died in a automotive crash in 1996, Duffy stepped in to assist the band end their fifth album Tellin’ Tales, launched in 1997. He additionally performed with the Charlatans after they supported Oasis at their well-known 1996 Knebworth live performance.
Over the course of his profession, Duffy additionally collaborated with the likes of Paul Weller and the Chemical Brothers, and he labored on the soundtrack for the 2018 movie Wild Rose.
Charlatans lead singer Tim Burgess as soon as referred to as Duffy “the one musical genius I've ever met.” Reflecting on his loss on Tuesday, Burgess tweeted: “One other tragic lack of a gorgeous soul. Martin Duffy stepped in to avoid wasting The Charlatans after we misplaced Rob—he performed with us at Knebworth and was a real pal. He toured with me in my solo band too—he was a pleasure to spend time with. Secure travels Duffy.”
“RIP Duffy,” Oasis singer Liam Gallagher tweeted Tuesday. “Primal Scream d’ya know what I imply.” Cherry Pink Data—the label which signed Felt earlier than Creation—mentioned in a press release: “We're unhappy to listen to the information that Martin Duffy has handed away. A tremendous musician who made unimaginable contributions to each album he performed on, he can be missed. A real rock ‘n’ roll star.”
Information of Duffy’s demise comes the day after it was revealed on Monday that The Specials singer, Terry Corridor, had died aged 63 after a “transient sickness.”