The Smiths bassist Andy Rourke dies aged 59 after pancreatic cancer battle as bandmate pays tribute
Writing on Twitter on Friday morning, Marr said bassist Rourke, 59, is dead “after a lengthy illness with pancreatic cancer”.
He said: “Andy and I met as schoolboys in 1975. We were best friends, going everywhere together. When we were fifteen I moved into his house with him and his three brothers and I soon came to realise that my mate was one of those rare people that absolutely no one doesn’t like. “I was present at every one of Andy’s bass takes on every Smiths session. Sometimes I was there as the producer and sometimes just as his proud mate and cheerleader. Watching him play those dazzling baselines was an absolute privilege and genuinely something to behold.
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