That's terrible. Only 55. An innovator at a time when old school rock drumming was being replaced by Stuart Copeland style reggae based beats.
I have just been looking online and can't find anything about a falling out, but I'd probably rather not see it. Judging from Burgess' comments, it...
Brilliant - thanks for that.
I saw him play in Oxford, about 18 months ago. It wasn't the 'Vox' version, but a proper Chameleons, with two young guitarists doin the Reg and Dave parts. Absolutely magical.
My little brother is in the audience on the live DVD from around 82 - you can see him...
One of themost underrated (etc etc); music does not start immediately.... worth the wait
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyiYBajrefY&list=PL4A0B5661E96AE5ED&index=1
Saw these in Vancouver in 1983. Oh may, how times fly. The originators of darkwave., And Vancouver was soooo nice....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVGDJmSrrS8
And this had me in floods, 18 months away from home and family, when I heard it on CITR (Vancouver) in 1983
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sz2capQY-ak
This ep is the effing total dogs. Wobble, The Edge, Holger Czukay? What's not to love?
One of the best recordings of all time bar none.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJSK1wXmn4g