Andy Gill

Andy Gill (2015)

Andrew James Dalrymple "Andy" Gill ( January 1, 1956 in Manchester - February 1, 2020 ) was a British musician and record producer . He was the lead guitarist of the British rock band Gang of Four , which he co-founded in 1976. On music albums like Entertainment! (1979) and Solid Gold (1981) and hit singles like, At Home He's a Tourist , Damaged Goods , Anthrax , What We All Want and I Love a Man in a Uniform, Gill was known for his jagged guitar style.

In addition to his work with Gang of Four as guitarist and producer, Gill also co-produced albums by other bands such as the Red Hot Chili Peppers , The Jesus Lizard , The Stranglers , The Futureheads , Michael Hutchence , Killing Joke , Polysics , Fight Like Apes, Therapy? and The Young Knives .

life and death

Gill was married to Catherine Mayer, a journalist. Gill's death was officially announced by members of his band on February 1, 2020. He was 64 years old. The spokesman for his band told The New York Times that the cause of death was multiple organ failure and pneumonia . In November 2019, Gill was on a music tour in China . Therefore, it is believed that he was an early victim of the COVID-19 pandemic .

Discography

As a musician and producer with Gang of Four

Gang of Four - Entertainment! (1979)
Gang of Four - Another Day / Another Dollar (1982)
Gang of Four - Mall (1991)
Gang of Four - Content (2011)
Gang of Four - What Happens Next (2015)
Gang of Four - Gang of Four Live in Boston (2018)
Gang of Four - Happy Now (2019)
Gang of Four - This Heaven Gives Me Migraine (2020)
Gang of Four - Anti Hero (2020)

solo

Dispossession , 12-inch single (1987), Survival

As a producer

Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Red Hot Chili Peppers (1984)
The Balancing Act - Curtains (1988)
The Jesus Lizard - Blue (1998)
Bis - Social Dancing (1999)
The Mark of Cain - This is This ... (2001, co-produced with Phil McKellar)
Killing Joke - Killing Joke (2003)
The Futureheads - The Futureheads (2004)
Young Knives - Voices of Animals and Men (2006)
Therapy? - Crooked Timber (2009)
Fight Like Apes - The Body of Christ and the Legs of Tina Turner (2010)

Web links

Commons : Andy Gill - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Gang of Four: Andy Gill. In: Twitter.com. February 1, 2020, accessed in 2020 .
↑ Andy Gill obituary. In: The Guardian. February 2, 2020, accessed in 2020 .
↑ New York Times: Andy Gill, Radical Guitarist With Gang of Four, Dies on February 64 , 2020, accessed 2020 .

↑ Catherine Mayer: 2020 Vision, May 14, 4:00 pm. May 14, 2020, accessed in 2020 .

↑ BBC: Did Andy Gill have coronavirus? May 20, 2020, accessed in 2020 .

personal data
SURNAME	Gill, Andy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Gill, Andrew James Dalrymple
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British musician and record producer
DATE OF BIRTH	January 1, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH	Manchester , England
DATE OF DEATH	February 1, 2020

[1] Gang of Four: Andy Gill. In: Twitter.com. February 1, 2020, accessed in 2020 .

[2] Andy Gill obituary. In: The Guardian. February 2, 2020, accessed in 2020 .

[3] New York Times: Andy Gill, Radical Guitarist With Gang of Four, Dies on February 64 , 2020, accessed 2020 .

[4] Catherine Mayer: 2020 Vision, May 14, 4:00 pm. May 14, 2020, accessed in 2020 .

[5] BBC: Did Andy Gill have coronavirus? May 20, 2020, accessed in 2020 .