Tributes have been paid to Pete Shelley, lead singer of punk band Buzzcocks, following his death aged 63. Bio taken from Wikipedia – 1st August 2019 . “Pete Shelley’s songwriting has proven to play a major influence on the music of the last quarter of the twentieth century and beyond. He was a unique and humble human, and I am proud to have worked beside him. A post on Facebook from Pete Shelley’s brother John Gary McNeish, (McNeish is Pete’s real surname) states that Pete died of a heart attack this morning.

We have now had this confirmed by BBC 6 news and his Wiki page. It is a no-brainer that his hometown of Leigh would work quickly and diligently to construct an appropriate memorial to him.”

He formed early punk band Buzzcocks with Howard Devoto in 1976, and became the lead singer and guitarist in 1977 when Devoto left.

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Our hearts are truly broken. The group released their biggest hit "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" in 1978. Pete Shelley (born Peter Campbell McNeish; 17 April 1955 – 6 December 2018) was an English singer, songwriter and guitarist. Following his death the Pete Shelley Memorial statue campaign was established in order to raise funds to create a lasting memorial to remember Pete in his hometown of Leigh, Lancashire for his achievements and contributions to the music industry.