The Pogues’ bass player Darryl Hunt dies age 72 as band pays tribute with lyrics from hit song ‘Love You ‘Till The End’
- Darryl Hunt, 72, the Pogues’ bass player, died in London on Monday afternoon
- London Irish band paid tribute to him saying they were ‘saddened beyond words’
- And also posted the lyrics of their song Love You ‘Till The End, which Hunt wrote
The Pogues’ bass player Darryl Hunt has died aged 72 and his band mates have paid tribute to him.
The band’s official social media account today announced that he died on Monday afternoon in London, by quoting their song Love You ‘Till The End, which was written by the bassist.
They said: ‘I know you want to hear me catch my breath / I love you till the end.’
Hunt, born in Hampshire on May 4 1950, joined the Irish London punk rock group first as roadie and then as a bassist in 1986.
He then went on to collaborate on their 1988 album If I Should Fall From Grace With God which featured the Christmas hit Fairytale Of New York.
The Pogues’ bass player Darryl Hunt has died aged 72 and his band mates have paid tribute to him with lyrics from his hit song
The punk group best known for Christmas hit Fairytale in New York said on Twitter they were ‘saddened beyond words’ to share that Hunt had died on Monday afternoon in London. Pictured: Spider Stacy (L) and Darryl Hunt (R) of The Pogues perform at Terminal 5 in March 2011 in New York City
Hunt, who was born in Hampshire, England on May 4 1950, started out as part of the pub rock band Plummet Airlines and The Favourites. He then joined The Pogues in 1986, playing bass. Pictured: (L-R) James Fearnley, Terry Woods, Andrew Ranken, Shane MacGowan, Darryl Hunt, Spider Stacy, Jem Finer performing in March 1990 on Saturday Night Live
Hunt started out as part of the pub rock band Plummet Airlines and The Favourites.
Beginning his time as a roadie, according to RTE, he was first involved in the London Irish band’s 1988 album If I Should Fall From Grace With God which featured the Christmas hit Fairytale Of New York.
Hunt featured in their material until their last album, Pogue Mahone, in 1996 and also has writing credits on a number of their songs including Love You Til the End.
Bandmate Spider Stacy paid tribute to Hunt on Twitter, writing: ‘This is wretched. See you around the way, Daz. “It’s in the fridge’ #TrickyTrees”‘.
The band consisted of frontman Shane MacGowan, Jem Finer, James Fearnley, Andrew Ranken, Terry Woods, Hunt and other musicians throughout the years.
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