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In Memoriam: Fallen Stars of 2022
The euphony satellite is mourning the nonaccomplishment of a agleam star.
Dr. Feelgood guitarist Wilko Johnson, who appeared connected the HBO bid Game of Thrones as royal executioner Ser Ilyn Payne, died connected Nov. 21 astatine the property of 75, a message on the English musician's societal media pages confirmed. "This is the announcement we ne'er wanted to make, & we bash truthful with a precise dense heart: Wilko Johnson has died," the statement, posted to Twitter Nov. 23, read. "He passed distant astatine location connected Monday 21st November. Thank you for respecting the family's privateness astatine this precise bittersweet time. RIP Wilko Johnson."
While an authoritative origin of decease has not been shared publicly, Wilko's passing comes astir 10 years aft helium was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. According to The Guardian, Wilko "elected not to person chemotherapy" and "was told helium had 9 to 10 months near to live."
However, the pursuing year, Wilko shared that helium was cancer-free aft undergoing an cognition to region a tumor.
As quality of his decease emerged, galore fans and chap stars took to societal media to mourn Wilko's death. "I'm bittersweet to perceive contiguous of the passing of Wilko Johnson, the Dr Feelgood guitarist and singer/songwriter," musician Jimmy Page tweeted Nov. 23. "I saw Wilko execute astatine Koko successful Camden successful May 2013 and the ambiance was electric. This amusement was primitively billed arsenic his farewell tour."
"But, thankfully, helium continued performing and thrilling crowds until recently," Jimmy continued. "I truly admired him and we'll each miss him. RIP Wilko."
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Singer-songwriter Billy Bragg besides honored the precocious artist. "Wilko Johnson was a precursor of punk," he wrote Nov. 23. "His guitar playing was aggravated and angular, but his beingness - twitchy, confrontational, retired of power - was thing we'd ne'er beheld earlier successful UK pop. Rotten, Strummer and Weller learned a batch from his edgy demeanour. He does it close RIP."
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