Buzzcocks Frontman Pete Shelley Dead at 63

Pete Shelley, singer and leader of the iconic punk rock band Buzzcocks, died at the age of 63 years of an apparent heart attack.

According to the representatives of the band to the BBC, the musician - whose real name was Peter Campbell McNeish - died this Thursday (December 6) in Estonia, where he lived.

The Buzzocks posted a heartfelt tribute on Facebook: "It's with great sadness that we confirm the death of Pete Shelley, one of the UK's most influential and prolific songwriters and co-founder of the seminal original punk band Buzzcocks. Pete's music has inspired generations of musicians over a career that spanned five decades and with his band and as a solo artist, he was held in the highest regard by the music industry and by his fans around the world. A more detailed statement will follow"

Shelley formed Buzzcocks with Howard Devoto in 1975 after they both met at the Bolton Institute of Technology. The band was considered more neat but not less influential than the Sex Pistols.

The group is best known for its hit single "Ever Fallen in Love."

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