The US musician was a major influence on post-punk and alt-rock scenes thanks to his spirited, chaotic styleDavid Thomas, who fronted the wild and free-thinking American rock band Pere Ubu, has died aged 71.A statement on Pere Ubu’s Facebook page said that he died “in his home town of Brighton & Hove, with his wife and youngest step-daughter by his side. MC5 were playing on the radio. He will ultimately be returned to his home, the farm in Pennsylvania, where he insisted he was to be ‘thrown in the barn’ … We’ll leave you with his own words, which sums up who he was better than we can: ‘My name is David Fucking Thomas… and I’m the lead singer of the best fucking rock and roll band in the world.’” Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/apr/24/david-thomas-pere-ubu-dies
Author : Ben Beaumont-Thomas
Publish date : 2025-04-24 10:28:00
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David Thomas, anarchic Pere Ubu bandleader, dies aged 71
