Martin Duffy Primal Scream

"Another tragic loss of a beautiful soul," Charlatans singer Tim Burgess says about the keyboardist.

The message added: "He had a gift with music but even more of one with people. He toured with me in my solo band too - he was a pleasure to spend time with. The singer continued: "Martin was also in possession of a unique wit. "He lived to laugh and play music. His style combined elements of country, blues and soul, all of which he had a God given natural feel for." He was loved by all of us in the Scream.

Primal Scream frontman Bobby Gillespie has described keyboardist Martin Duffy as his "soul brother" and a "very special character" following his death at ...

He toured with me in my solo band too - he was a pleasure to spend time with. Martin Duffy stepped in to save The Charlatans when we lost Rob - he played with us at Knebworth and was a true friend. He concluded: "He lived to laugh and play music. "I've known Martin since he was a teenager in Felt. He was loved by all of us in the Scream. He loved literature and was well read and erudite." He had a swift eye for the absurd, the surreal and the ridiculous. "Martin was a very special character. Martin was also in possession of a unique wit. We in Primal Scream are all so sad. Hard to write this. We never know how to speak around death other than polite platitudes.

He also worked with Oasis, The Chemical Brothers and Beth Orton.

In 2012 he performed as part of another supergroup at a fundraising concert at Manchester Cathedral, this time featuring Burgess and Mark Collins of The Charlatans with Peter Hook of New Order. He was also a member of rock supergroup The Chavs, formed in 2004 by former Libertines guitarist Carl Barat and Burgess alongside drummer Andy Burrows from Razorlight. “Martin Duffy stepped in to save The Charlatans when we lost Rob – he played with us at Knebworth and was a true friend.

Primal Scream bandmate Bobby Gillespie said that he "was loved by all of us in the Scream. A beautiful soul. We will miss him."

He had a swift eye for the absurd, the surreal and the ridiculous. Duffy, who was born in Birmingham on 18 May 1967, joined indie band Felt at 16 years old, and was then a part of Primal Scream for three decades, going from part-time to full-time member. He was loved by all of us in the Scream. He had a love and understanding of music on a deep spiritual level. I've known Martin since he was a teenager in Felt. He played keyboards on every album of ours from the first to the last.

Duffy became a British rock mainstay, also contributing to songs by Oasis, the Charlatans, and the Chemical Brothers.

He played on their pivot to rave-rock, the landmark 1991 album [Screamadelica](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21328-screamadelica/), and all of the group’s records until their latest, 2016’s [Chaosmosis](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21590-chaosmosis/). He went on to record with the band on 1997’s Tellin’ Stories, and was later called upon for Oasis’ own “Love Like a Bomb,” as well as two tracks on the Chemical Brothers’ 2007 album, [We Are the Night](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10369-we-are-the-night/). [Martin Duffy](https://pitchfork.com/artists/martin-duffy/), the [Felt](https://pitchfork.com/artists/1596-felt/) keyboardist who went on to play with [Primal Scream](https://pitchfork.com/artists/3394-primal-scream/), [the Charlatans](https://pitchfork.com/artists/726-the-charlatans-uk/), and many more UK groups, has died, [BBC News](https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-64038944) reports, citing tweets by the Charlatans’ [Tim Burgess](https://twitter.com/Tim_Burgess/status/1605123444864978944/) and Duffy’s brother, the BBC journalist [Steve Duffy](https://twitter.com/SteveDuffy99/status/1605165507879268352/). Duffy released a solo album, Assorted Promenades, in 2014. [Forever Breathes the Lonely Word](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/felt-forever-breathes-the-lonely-word), which featured a plaintive Duffy staring out from the cover. He had injured his brain in a fall and died peacefully surrounded by family, his brother said.

Duffy passed away at age 55 after a fall in his home led to a brain injury.

He toured with me in my solo band too - he was a pleasure to spend time with. Martin Duffy stepped in to save The Charlatans when we lost Rob - he played with us at Knebworth and was a true friend. He was a pure genuine soul.” He had a swift eye for the absurd, the surreal and the ridiculous. He was loved by all of us in the Scream. You were and are one of a kind. The musician continued: “He loved literature and was well read and erudite. Martin was also in possession of a unique wit. “His style combined elements of country, blues and soul, all of which he had a God given natural feel for. “I’ve known Martin since he was a teenager in Felt. “Martin was the most musically talented of all of us,” Gillespie added. He had a love and understanding of music on a deep spiritual level.