Liam Gallagher recently went on Twitter with some very sad news. Liam admitted that Terry Hall and Martin Duffy had passed away. Liam would state on “RIP TERRY HALL LG x.” “RIP DUFFY PRIMAL SCREAM DYA KNOW WHAT I MEAN LG x.”
The Specials’ frontman Terry Hall had been diagnosed with cancer shortly before his death this week at the age of 63, his bandmate has confirmed. Bassist Horace Panter gave a moving account of his friend’s final days revealing they had planned to record a new album in November before Hall was taken ill with a suspected stomach bug.
It later transpired to be pancreatic cancer, which had spread to his liver. Initial treatment went well, but Hall began to fade in December, Panter said.
With Martin Duffy, who was a keyboardist for the Scottish rock band Primal Scream, he also passed at 55.
Bobby Gillespie, the band’s lead vocalist, announced on Primal Scream’s verified Instagram Tuesday that Duffy died after suffering a brain injury due to a fall in his home.
Duffy’s family also confirmed the news in a statement to Rolling Stone, calling the late musician “the real deal” and “our shining star.”
“Hard to write this,” Gillespie began in his tribute. “We in Primal Scream are all so sad. I’ve known Martin since he was a teenager.”
Gillespie described Duffy as “a beautiful soul” and recalled how he played the keyboard on every Primal Scream album, officially joining the Scottish band in 1991. Primal Scream originally formed in 1982 and released its most recent album “Chaosmosis” in 2016.
“Martin was a very special character,” Gillespie continued. “He had a love and understanding of music on a deep spiritual level. Music meant everything to him. He loved literature and was well read and erudite. An autodidact. A deep thinker, curious about the world and other cultures.
Special thanks to USA Today.
RIP DUFFY PRIMAL SCREAM DYA KNOW WHAT I MEAN LG x
— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) December 20, 2022
RIP TERRY HALL LG x
— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) December 20, 2022
