Musicians from across the music world have taken to social media to pay tribute to Buzzcocks co-founder and vocalist Pete Shelley, who died today of a suspected heart attack at age 63. Below, find memorials from Billy Corgan, Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, Edgar Wright, Pearl Jam, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Neil Gaiman, R.E.M.’s Mike Mills, Belle and Sebastian’s Stuart Murdoch, New Order’s Peter Hook, the Cure’s Lol Tolhurst, Meredith Graves, Superchunk, Thursday, the Afghan Whigs’ Greg Dulli, and more.
Revisit Pitchfork’s 2009 interview with Buzzcocks.
