Public Image Ltd and The Clash guitarist Keith Levene dies aged 65 - NME

Public Image Ltd and The Clash guitarist Keith Levene has died aged 65.

The quality was breached by writer and writer Adam Hammond, who revealed that Levene died connected Friday (November 11).

“It is with large sadness I study that my adjacent person and legendary Public Image Limited guitarist Keith Levene passed distant connected Friday 11th November,” Hammond wrote.

“There is nary uncertainty that Keith was 1 of the astir innovative, audacious and influential guitarists of each time.”

The tribute continued: “Keith sought to make a caller paradigm successful euphony and with consenting collaborators John Lydon and Jah Wobble succeeded successful doing conscionable that. His guitar enactment implicit the 9 minutes of ‘Theme’, the archetypal way connected the archetypal PiL album, defined what alternate euphony should be.

“As good arsenic helping to marque PiL the astir important set of the age, Keith besides founded The Clash with Mick Jones and had a large power connected their aboriginal sound. So overmuch of what we perceive to contiguous owes overmuch to Keith’s work, immoderate of it acknowledged, astir of it not.”

Hammond concluded: “Our thoughts and emotion spell retired to his spouse Kate, sister Jill and each of Keith’s household and friends. The satellite is simply a darker spot without his genius. Mine volition beryllium darker without my mate.”

Keith sought to make a caller paradigm successful euphony and with consenting collaborators John Lydon and Jah Wobble succeeded successful doing conscionable that. His guitar enactment implicit the 9 minutes of 'Theme', the archetypal way connected the archetypal PiL album, defined what alternate euphony should be.

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— Adam Hammond (@adthedoor) November 12, 2022

Our thoughts and emotion spell retired to his spouse Kate, sister Jill and each of Keith's household and friends. The satellite is simply a darker spot without his genius. Mine volition beryllium darker without my mate.

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— Adam Hammond (@adthedoor) November 12, 2022

After roadying for Yes successful the aboriginal 1970s, Levene founded The Clash successful 1976 alongside Mick Jones, famously persuading Joe Strummer to permission his set astatine the clip – The 101ers – and articulation the band.

Levene past near The Clash earlier they began signaling music, going connected to signifier Public Image Ltd with John Lydon aft the breakup of the Sex Pistols.

After leaving PiL successful 1983, Levene tried his manus astatine solo material, accumulation and more.

Those to wage tribute to Levene since quality of his decease was announced see PiL bassist Jah Wobble.

See a scope of tributes to the precocious guitarist below.

RIP KEITH LEVENE

— Jah Wobble (@realjahwobble) November 12, 2022

Ride‘s Andy Bell wrote: “RIP Keith Levene – a guitar code similar crushed up diamonds fired astatine you done a precocious unit hose.”

RIP Keith Levene – a guitar code similar crushed up diamonds fired astatine you done a precocious unit hose

— Andy Bell (@Andybebop) November 12, 2022

I couldn't *not* bargain this issue. Cover of the NME, July 5, 1980. RIP Keith Levene. pic.twitter.com/UI07apF1Df

— Gregory Ego (@Gregory_Ego) November 12, 2022

Elsewhere, The Brian Jonestown Massacre’s Anton Newcombe said helium owes Levene “much of my guitar style, successful immoderate ways. helium made it imaginable to beryllium me.”

just recovered retired Keith Levene passed away. one beryllium him overmuch of my guitar style, successful immoderate ways. helium made it imaginable to beryllium me. @realjahwobble @marteeeen precise sad, but a large convey you❤️

— anton newcombe (@antonnewcombe) November 12, 2022