Pete Shelley, the lead singer of the punk band Buzzcocks, has died aged 63, his bandmates have said. “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 band said on Thursday evening. Speaking in 2006 about his views on music, Shelley told the Guardian: “I’m not interested in being able to play. Tim Burgess (@Tim_Burgess) Pete Shelley wrote perfect three minute pop songs. Norman Blake (@normanblake) not been on here for a while, but I can't not mark the passing of Pete Shelley.

Source: The Guardian December 06, 2018 21:34 UTC