The Clash co-founder and highly influential founding member of Public Image Ltd., Keith Levene, passed away in Norfolk, England. He was a pioneering guitarist. Martin Atkins and Jah Wobble, two of his former bandmates, shared the news of his passing on social media. He was 65 when he passed away from liver cancer, according to The Guardian.![]()
“He’s gone, and I’m crying uncontrollably. His wife Shelly Da Cunha told Variety that he passed away quietly, adding, “Now I’m a widow.”Even though Levene’s career was destroyed by substance abuse starting in the early 1980s, his work with Public Image—the band that Sex Pistols vocalist John Lydon created when that band split up early in 1978—cast a long shadow over the musical scene of the post-punk era: During a 1991 concert, the Red Hot Chili Peppers inadvertently started playing the riff from PiL’s timeless 1979 song “Poptones,” and his sound can be heard in the work of everyone from Franz Ferdinand to LCD Soundsystem decades later. ![]()
Beyond PiL’s post-punk environment, his angular, lurching chords and chiming arpeggios established a blueprint that resonated throughout the years in innumerable bands.Keith Levene Net-Worth
$1 million to $5 million in net worth in 2021: Price in 2020Keith Levene was highly wealthy at the time of his passing; his estimated net worth was $2 million.Thanks for reading from Ghsplash a news publishing website from Ghana. Share this article, For spelling mistakes and other related issues contact us
