Age 64. "Post-Punk Guitarist" is a job description with a premature mortality rate rivaling "Spinal Tap Drummer." Notable post-punk guitarists that died way too young: Ricky Wilson John McGeoch Marc Moreland Andy Gill Stuart Adamson Keith Levene Bob Casale Marlene Marder David Roback Alan Rankine Peter Laughner (who was of course pre-punk-post-punk) I feel like there are one or two prominent examples that are escaping me right at the moment. EDIT: D. Boon Hillel Slovak Matthew Ashman Bob Stinson Randall Bewley Jak Airport Nikki Sudden https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,65159,65159#msg-65159 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 10:57:40 +0000 Phorum 5.2.23 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,65159,65182#msg-65182 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,65159,65182#msg-65182 breno Trouser Press Thu, 05 Jan 2023 02:40:46 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,65159,65174#msg-65174 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,65159,65174#msg-65174 -------------------------------------------------------
> I'm thankful that Robin Simon still walks the earth!

Considering the names listed in this thread, who else is left?

Smithies and Fielding
Koppes and Willson-Piper
Moginie and Rotsey
Midge Ure
Daniel Ash
David Rhodes
Johnny Marr
The Edge (and Dik Evans for that matter)
Lu Edmonds
Bernard Sumner
Gilbert and Newman
Robert Smith and every other Cure guitarist
Will Sergeant

And many others I'm sure. Never mind, there are still a bunch hanging in there.]]> zoo Trouser Press Wed, 04 Jan 2023 14:45:39 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,65159,65173#msg-65173 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,65159,65173#msg-65173 prickly, and I think of Synthpop as eager to please. However, I'm thankful that Robin Simon still walks the earth!]]> Post-Punk Monk Trouser Press Wed, 04 Jan 2023 11:57:48 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,65159,65165#msg-65165 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,65159,65165#msg-65165 The Affectionate Punch was pretty stellar, then as the Associates shifted into more of a synthpop band, his keyboard work was just as thoughtful.]]> breno Trouser Press Tue, 03 Jan 2023 20:33:33 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,65159,65163#msg-65163 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,65159,65163#msg-65163 Rowland S. Howard
Adrian Borland
David McComb
Kevin Armstrong
Jeff Walls
James Honeyman-Scott
Scott Miller
Michael Been]]> zoo Trouser Press Tue, 03 Jan 2023 17:23:36 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,65159,65161#msg-65161 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,65159,65161#msg-65161 breno Trouser Press Tue, 03 Jan 2023 16:15:00 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,65159,65160#msg-65160 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,65159,65160#msg-65160 Bruce Anderson (his history and tenure makes him pre-punk, but his public profile would put him in the post-punk category)
Ricky Gardiner (whose sound was a big influence on post-punk)
Dave Rosser]]> Delvin Trouser Press Tue, 03 Jan 2023 16:02:31 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,65159,65159#msg-65159 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,65159,65159#msg-65159
Notable post-punk guitarists that died way too young:
Ricky Wilson
John McGeoch
Marc Moreland
Andy Gill
Stuart Adamson
Keith Levene
Bob Casale
Marlene Marder
David Roback
Alan Rankine
Peter Laughner (who was of course pre-punk-post-punk)

I feel like there are one or two prominent examples that are escaping me right at the moment.

EDIT:
D. Boon
Hillel Slovak
Matthew Ashman
Bob Stinson
Randall Bewley
Jak Airport
Nikki Sudden]]> breno Trouser Press Tue, 03 Jan 2023 15:21:22 +0000