Primal Scream keyboardist Martin Duffy has died aged 55.
The keyboardist died on Sunday (18 December) from a mind damage following a fall at his residence in Brighton, in response to bandmate Bobby Gillespie, describing his buddy and bandmate as "a gorgeous soul".
In an emotional tribute shared on Primal Scream's Instagram account, Gillespie wrote: "We in Primal Scream are all so unhappy. I've identified Martin since he was a young person in Felt. He performed keyboards on each album of ours from the primary to the final. Lastly becoming a member of the band in 1991.”
"Martin was a really particular character. He had a love and understanding of music on a deep non secular degree. Music meant the whole lot to him. He cherished literature and was nicely learn and erudite. An autodidact. A deep thinker, curious concerning the world and different cultures. All the time visiting museums in each metropolis we performed or on the lookout for Neolithic stones in distant locations. Opinionated and cussed in his views."
He continued: "Martin was additionally in possession of a novel wit. He had a swift eye for the absurd, the surreal and the ridiculous. He lived to chortle and play music. He was cherished by all of us within the Scream. A wonderful soul. We are going to miss him."
Duffy, who was born in Birmingham on 18 Might 1967, joined indie band Felt at 16 years previous, and was then part of Primal Scream for 3 many years, going from part-time to full-time member. Duffy additionally performed with The Charlatans after they supported Oasis at Knebworth, stepping in following the dying of their very own keyboard participant Rob Collins in a automotive crash just some weeks earlier.
“Martin Duffy stepped in to save lots of The Charlatans after we misplaced Rob – he performed with us at Knebworth and was a real buddy,” Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess wrote in tribute.
“One other tragic lack of a gorgeous soul He toured with me in my solo band too – he was a pleasure to spend time with. Secure travels Duffy.”
Different musicians have paid tribute to Duffy.
Duffy was additionally a member of the rock supergroup The Chavs, fashioned in 2004 by former Libertines guitarist Carl Barat and Burgess alongside drummer Andy Burrows from Razorlight.
In 2012 he carried out as a part of one other supergroup at a fundraising live performance at Manchester Cathedral, this time that includes Burgess and Mark Collins of The Charlatans with Peter Hook of New Order.
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