DER BRITISCHE PUNK-MUSIKER UND TONTRÄGER-PRODUZENT ANDY GILL IST GESTORBEN

Der am 1. Januar 1956 in Manchester geborene britische Punk-Musiker und Tonträger-Produzent Andy Gill (Bild) ist am 1. Februar 2020 in London gestorben. Er war Mitgründer und Leadgitarrist der Gang of Four. Als Produzent war Gill u.a. für Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Jesus Lizard und The Stranglers tätig.

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Andy Gill, guitarist and founding member of Gang of Four, has died aged 64

«Our great friend and Supreme Leader has died»

Matthew Neale

https://www.nme.com/news/music/andy-gill-gang-of-four-guitarist-died-today-aged-64-2604000

Andy Gill, influential guitarist with Gang of Four, dies aged 64

Gill’s guitar sound inspired Kurt Cobain, Michael Stipe and Red Hot Chili Peppers, whose debut album he produced

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/feb/01/andy-gill-influential-guitarist-with-gang-of-four-dies-aged-64

The musician’s scratchy, staccato riffs provided the band with their signature sound, and influenced the likes of Nirvana, Fugazi and Franz Ferdinand.

Marc Savage

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-51344348

Andy Gill, Radical Guitarist With Gang of Four, Dies at 64

«You could tell by listening to Gang of Four music that punk had happened,» he once said. «But it definitely wasn’t punk music.»

Jon Pareles

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/01/arts/music/andy-gill-dead.html

«This is so hard for us to write, but our great friend and Supreme Leader has died today,» Gang of Four wrote. «Andy’s final tour in November was the only way he was ever really going to bow out; with a Stratocaster around his neck, screaming with feedback and deafening the front row.»

Daniel Kreps

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/gang-of-four-andy-gill-dead-obituary-946560/

Punk-Gitarrist Andy Gill ist tot

Anlässlich seines Todes schrieb seine Band Gang of Four über Gill: «Wir werden uns an ihn wegen seiner Freundlichkeit und Grosszügigkeit, seiner furchterregenden Intelligenz, seiner schlechten Witze, seiner verrückten Geschichten und seiner endlosen Tassen Darjeeling-Tee erinnern. Er war zufällig auch ein kleines Genie.»

kko/AP

https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/gang-of-four-punk-gitarrist-andy-gill-ist-tot-a-bf13d1e2-2ee4-42d5-adf5-b2ad63a57015

Videos:

Gang Of Four – Natural’s not in it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vPonjXOfYo&feature=emb_logo

Gang of Four – «Damaged Goods» (Live on Rockpalast, 1983) [21/21]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YI-9N-PasvM&feature=emb_logo

Gang of Four – «To Hell With Poverty» (Live on Rockpalast, 1983) [13/21]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzYmNAODef4&feature=emb_logo

Gang of Four – «At Home He’s a Tourist» (Live on Rockpalast, 1983) [17/21]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKB8EPj_HmI&feature=emb_logo

Gang of Four – Outside the Trains Don’t Run on Time