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ABlairican Pie · 12-07-2018, 04:00 PM

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Buzzcocks singer Pete Shelley dies at 63

6 December 2018

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Media captionPete Shelley co-founded the Buzzcocks, one of the UK's best known punk bands in the 70s

Buzzcocks lead singer Pete Shelley has died at 63 of a suspected heart attack.

The punk band are best known for their hit, Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've).

Their management told the BBC that Shelley died on Thursday in Estonia where he was living.

BBC music correspondent Lizo Mzimba said Buzzcocks, who formed in Bolton in the 1970s, were regarded as more polished, but musically no less influential, than the Sex Pistols.

The band have tweeted saying Shelley was "one of the UK's most influential and prolific songwriters and co-founder of the seminal original punk band Buzzcocks".

His music inspired generations of musicians over a five-decade career with his band and as a solo artist, they said.

In pictures: Buzzcocks' Pete Shelley

Listen: Pete Shelley recalls the 70s

The Charlatans' singer Tim Burgess said Shelley's "perfect three-minute pop songs" were "the soundtrack to being a teenager".
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Teenage Fanclub singer Norman Blake tweeted how important Shelley's songs had been in his youth, and remained so today.
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And singer Tracey Thorn, formerly of Everything But The Girl, said Shelley had been an "amazing songwriter".
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The author Neil Gaiman tweeted "part of my youth dies with him".
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Image caption Steve Diggle, John Maher, Pete Shelley and Steve Garvey, left to right, in a 1978 photoshoot

Music critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine said Buzzcocks were one of the most influential bands to emerge in the initial wave of punk rock, with echoes of their music in everyone from Hüsker Dü to Nirvana.

"The Buzzcocks were inspired by the Sex Pistols' energy, yet they didn't copy the Pistols' angry political stance," he wrote in AllMusic.

"Instead, they brought that intense, brilliant energy to the three-minute pop song. Shelley's alternately funny and anguished lyrics about adolescence and love were some of the best and smartest of his era."
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ABlairican Pie Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 12, 2001 Location: Living where cats reign more Supreme than a pizza. Posts: 31,620	RIP, Buzzcocks frontman Pete Shelley. https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46476369 Buzzcocks singer Pete Shelley dies at 63 6 December 2018 Share this with Facebook Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share this with Email Share Media captionPete Shelley co-founded the Buzzcocks, one of the UK's best known punk bands in the 70s Buzzcocks lead singer Pete Shelley has died at 63 of a suspected heart attack. The punk band are best known for their hit, Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've). Their management told the BBC that Shelley died on Thursday in Estonia where he was living. BBC music correspondent Lizo Mzimba said Buzzcocks, who formed in Bolton in the 1970s, were regarded as more polished, but musically no less influential, than the Sex Pistols. The band have tweeted saying Shelley was "one of the UK's most influential and prolific songwriters and co-founder of the seminal original punk band Buzzcocks". His music inspired generations of musicians over a five-decade career with his band and as a solo artist, they said. In pictures: Buzzcocks' Pete Shelley Listen: Pete Shelley recalls the 70s The Charlatans' singer Tim Burgess said Shelley's "perfect three-minute pop songs" were "the soundtrack to being a teenager". Skip Twitter post by @Tim_Burgess Report End of Twitter post by @Tim_Burgess Teenage Fanclub singer Norman Blake tweeted how important Shelley's songs had been in his youth, and remained so today. Skip Twitter post by @normanblake Report End of Twitter post by @normanblake And singer Tracey Thorn, formerly of Everything But The Girl, said Shelley had been an "amazing songwriter". Skip Twitter post by @tracey_thorn Report End of Twitter post by @tracey_thorn The author Neil Gaiman tweeted "part of my youth dies with him". Image copyright Fin Costello/Getty Images Image caption Steve Diggle, John Maher, Pete Shelley and Steve Garvey, left to right, in a 1978 photoshoot Music critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine said Buzzcocks were one of the most influential bands to emerge in the initial wave of punk rock, with echoes of their music in everyone from Hüsker Dü to Nirvana. "The Buzzcocks were inspired by the Sex Pistols' energy, yet they didn't copy the Pistols' angry political stance," he wrote in AllMusic. "Instead, they brought that intense, brilliant energy to the three-minute pop song. Shelley's alternately funny and anguished lyrics about adolescence and love were some of the best and smartest of his era." t
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