Pete-Shelley-Obituary

Pete Shelley

Apr 17, 1955 – Dec 6, 2018 (Age 63)

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BORN
April 17, 1955
DIED
December 6, 2018
AGE
63

Obituary

Pete Shelley (1955 – 2018) was the lead singer of the highly influential punk band the Buzzcocks. He died from a heart attack at the age of 63 at his home in Estonia. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.

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Sadly,
5 years today, since Pete Shelley passed away.
Missing any new music coming from this uniquely talented man, just doesn’t get any easier.

Still Listen to Buzzcocks every single night, the Band baton has passed on to Steve Diggle, but the duo singing in harmonies together, still for me, unbeatable.

Aptly listening and watching the video to ‘Hollow Inside’ right now, which is how I still feel without the spark of new Pete Shelley material ever being...

Your music will last forever, as will the joy it gives listening to it
, Stan Rennie, Hartlepool

Miss you Pete,
You’ve been gone 4 years

Miss the Live Music, the New Music.

Stan Rennie
Hartlepool

3 years now, since we lost the best, and most underrated joint frontman, of any group!
Pete Shelley!

Pete Shelley,
Seen you play live, a few times, I play the Buzzcocks and your music nearly every day, you’ve gave the world, nonstop joy, listening to your music.
The songs and lyrics, from Shelley and Diggle, together with the melodies, as good as anyone’s, but in my eyes, unbeatable.
Thanks for the music, and the memories, it will be played long into the...

2 years since the passing of the punk/new wave, musical icon, Pete Shelley.

His music and lyrics were the pages of many lives, along with Steve Diggle and the Band, the big musical influence from my youth to middle age.
Thank’s for the memories Buzzcocks, Pete’s gone, but the music will never be forgotten.
Respect,
Stan R,
Hartlepool.

The world just aint as great without Pete. Condolences to his wife and family and friends. Love ya Pete.

I was a student and saw them at Guildford Civic Hall with Joy Division. One thing I never noticed til recent was his humour. Brilliant writer, imo compares favourably to the other Shelley!

I was 17 years old, working away from home, in Manchester in 1978, the Buzzcocks with Shelley and Diggle, were a huge influence on my life, still listen to their music every single day of the forty odd years since!
Many concerts to see them, learnt the songs and Full lyrics to flat pack philosophy in a week, to sing along at the concert at the Cock Pit, Leeds, brilliant singer, band, duo with Diggle.

Shattered to lose Pete, before the Albert Hall Concert, couldn't bring...

A truly great singer and person, I was a 16 year old punk in 1978 and Pete got myself and my friend in on the "Guest list" at a gig in London, as we had no money. A real punk, a real man. No more can be said. Nick G Basingstoke