Best known as bassist for The Smiths, Andy Rourke passed away on Friday at the age of 59.
Rourke additionally performed with Sinéad O'Connor and the Pretenders, and was a member of Freebass and D.A.R.K..
An issued statement on Friday reports:
ANDREW MICHAEL ROURKE
“ANDY ROURKE”
Passed away at age 59
January 17, 1964 - May 19, 2023
MAY 19, 2023 (New York, NY) -- It is with deep sadness that we announce that Andy Rourke has passed away in the early hours today at age 59 in New York City at Memorial Sloan Kettering after a lengthy illness with pancreatic cancer.
Andy will be remembered as a kind and beautiful soul by those who knew him and as a supremely gifted musician by music fans.
We request privacy at this sad time.
