Steve MackeyUK band bassist Pulp, He died on Thursday at the age of 56.after spending a few months in the hospital.
The person in charge of communicating the news was his wife Kate Grandwho, in a publication of instagramwrote: “After three months in the hospital, struggling with all his strength and determination, we are shocked and devastated to say goodbye to my wonderful and beautiful husband, Steve Mackey.. Steve passed away today, a loss that left me, his son Marley, his parents Kath and Paul, his sister Michelle and many friends heartbroken.”.
“Steve was the most talented man I have ever met, an exceptional musician, producer, photographer and filmmaker. In life, he was adored by all whose paths he crossed in the many creative disciplines he conquered.. I would like to express my sincere thanks to all the staffto that of the NHS who worked tirelessly for Steve. He will be missed beyond words,” his wife said.
His Pulp colleagues also wanted to pay tribute to “your dear friend”who had joined the group in the late 80s, and shared via their account instagram a photograph in which the musician appears climbing in the Andes during a tour of South America in 2012.
“Tuvimos un día libre y Steve sugirió que fuéramos a escalar a los Andes. Así lo hicimos. Y fue una experiencia completamente mágica. in another way). Steve made things happen, both in his life and within the band. We’d love to think you’re now back in those mountains for the next leg of your adventure. Bon voyage, Steve. We hope to catch up with you one day. All our love”, writes the group led by Jarvis Cocker.
Pulp are an English rock band formed in Sheffield in the late 1970s and Steve joined in 1989, beginning to contribute to the band’s third album, Separations. Later, he participated in all his studio albums, including Different class there His and herconsidered among the works britpop’s most relevant during the 1990s.
The group ceased activity in 2002, although they returned to the stage in 2011 and 2012, and released their last album in 2013.
Pulp in 1998. Left to right: Mark Webber, Nick Banks, Jarvis Cocker, Steve Mackey, Candida Doyle. / Martyn Goodacre/Getty Images
Pulp has planned for this year a reunion tourbut a few months ago, Mackey announced that he would not participate on this new tour. “I am exceptionally proud of all the work we have created together. However, I have decided to continue the work in which I am involved: musical, film and photographic projects”he claimed.
Steve Mackey has also achieved great recognition in the music industry for being album producer of artists like MIA, Florence + the machine, The long blondes there Arcade Fire.