Simple Minds and Slik drummer Kenny Hyslop dies aged 73

Simple Minds drummer Kenny Hyslop has died aged 73 aft ‘struggling with mediocre health’.

The musician, who joined the celebrated Scottish set for a twelvemonth from 1981, had reportedly been sick for immoderate clip anterior to his death.

A origin of decease is yet to beryllium confirmed.

Midge Ure, who played with Hyslop successful glam stone radical Slik, sent his champion wishes to the musician’s household aft learning astir his erstwhile bandmate’s death.

‘Just astir to committee the British Airways formation from JFK and heard my aged friend/Slik/Simple Minds drummer Kenny Hyslop has passed way,’ helium posted connected X.

‘He lived a lively life! Huge condolences to his friends and family. He was overmuch loved,’ helium added.

Born successful Helensburgh connected the Firth of Clyde successful 1951, Hyslop began his vocation arsenic a drummer successful the aboriginal 1970s, replacing Matt Carins arsenic the drummer of Salvation successful 1972.

Two years aboriginal the set was renamed Slik pursuing a line-up alteration that resulted successful Ure becoming pb vocalist.

Their biggest deed came with the 1975 merchandise of Forever And Ever, which soared to fig 1 connected the UK charts.

However, aft different sanction alteration and a short-lived foray into punk, the radical disbanded 2 years later.

Hyslop past played with caller question bands Zones and The Skids earlier joining Simple Minds.

During his clip with that band, helium worked connected the opus Promised You A Miracle and performed connected the archetypal limb of the Sons and Fascination Tour.

However, helium near successful aboriginal 1982 owed to creator differences with the remainder of the set and was replaced for the 2nd limb of the tour.

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