Sad news: he has passed away Gerard smith, the bassist of TV On the Radio, at age 36, due to cancer. For this reason, the group has announced today on its website the cancellation of all its performances in the United States until April 26.
«We are very sad to announce the death of our dear friend and bandmate, Gerard Smith, after a valiant fight against lung cancer. Gerard passed away the morning of April 20, 2011. We will miss him terribly«, They commented from the band.
Let's remember that Smith was in the band since 2005 and during the recording of the last album 'Nine Types Of Light' he was diagnosed with the disease and from that moment he had retired to recover. RIP.
Via | Yahoo