Pere Ubu/DNA bassist Tim Wright passes away
07 August 2013, 12:03
| Written by
Luke Morgan Britton
(News)
Original bassist with experimental rock group Pere Ubu, Tim Wright has died – reports say.
As Billboard note, Wright left the group in 1978 to join no-wave outfit DNA. He continued his association with the band until they disbanded in 1982.
Wright made an appearance in with the band in film Downtown 81, starring alongside Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Our thoughts are with Wright’s friends and family at this time.
[via Pitchfork]
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