Darryl Hunt

The legendary Anglo-Irish punk band confirmed the loss of Hunt in an Instagram post on 9 August, writing in a post: “We are saddened beyond words. Our Darryl ...

Darryl Hunt, bassist and songwriter for the Pogues since 1986, has died aged 72. “May he spend eternity doing whatever he wants to do in eternal bliss.” Our Darryl passed away yesterday in London.”

The Pogues have announced on social media that longtime bassist Darryl Hunt has died aged 72. Shane MacGowan pays tribute.

In a heartfelt statement, Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan wrote: “I am very very sorry that Darryl has passed on, he was a really great person and friend and a great bass player. “We are saddened beyond words,” the Irish band wrote in a statement. The Pogues have announced that longtime bassist Darryl Hunt has died aged 72.

“We are saddened beyond words,” The Pogues said. “Our Darryl passed away yesterday afternoon in London.” The death of Pogues bass player Darryl Hunt has ...

Spider Stacey also responded to the news on Twitter: “This is wretched. See you around the way, Daz. ‘It’s in the fridge’.” “We are saddened beyond words,” The Pogues said.

The Pogues legend Shane MacGowan has paid tribute to the band's late bassist Darryl Hunt after his death aged 72 earlier this week.

Hunt passed away in London on Monday, aged 72.

Between the ages of 14 and 21, it seemed like all I did was look forward to seeing the Pogues, see the Pogues, and remember seeing the Pogues," he wrote on Twitter. "And he was always there, swinging his bass from side to side, with that boyish air about him. "What a song," he added. May he spend eternity doing whatever he wants to do in eternal bliss, and blessings to all of the Pogues and to his family and friends. "Oh no. "See you around the way, Daz." Many others have paid tribute to the bass player.

The Pogues legend Shane MacGowan has paid tribute to the band's late bassist Darryl Hunt after his death aged 72 earlier this week.

His bandmate Spider Stacy added: "This is wretched. "We will all miss him. The news was revealed by on the 'Fairytale of New York' band's social media page, as they shared a black and white photo of Hunt with a guitar case, while they ended the post with lyrics from 'Love You 'Til The End', which he wrote and was featured in the movie 'P.S. I Love You'.

The Pogues' bass player Darryl Hunt has died aged 72. The band said on Twitter they were “saddened beyond words” to share that Hunt had died on Monday ...

Paying tribute, The Pogues’ frontman, Shane MacGowan, described Hunt as a “great friend and a great bass player” in his own tribute to his late bandmate. Hunt stayed with the band until they played their final show in 2014. He has writing credits on a number of their songs.

The Pogues' bass player Darryl Hunt has died aged 72. The band said on Twitter they were “saddened beyond words” to share that Hunt had died on Monday ...

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Pogues bassist Darryl Hunt dies. The group's blend of English and Irish sounds creates a politically charged, punk-oriented sound.

The band blended English and Irish sounds to create a politically charged, punk-oriented sound. Hunt was born in 1950 and joined the Pogues in 1986, replacing Cait O’Riordan after she left the group. May he have a happy state of eternal bliss and bless his family and friends, love Shane.”

"I am very very sorry that Darryl has passed on, he was a really nice guy and a great friend and a great bass player," said bandmate Shane MacGowan.

Once she left the band to perform with then-flame Elvis Costello in 1986, Hunt joined the Pogues full-time. Instead, an edited version will receive airplay on BBC Radio 1, while the company's other channels retained the ability to choose which version to play. Born in Christchurch, Hampshire, on May 4, 1950, Hunt earned an education in Fine Art at the Nottingham Trent University School of Art, per his bio on the Pogues' website. "I am very very sorry that Darryl has passed on, he was a really nice guy and a great friend and a great bass player," he wrote alongside a photo of Hunt. "We will all miss him. The Pogues earned many hits in the UK and Ireland, but the band's 1987 single "Fairytale of New York" featuring Kirsty MacColl and 1989 single "Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah" became worldwide smashes. "We are saddened beyond words.