Siouxsie And The Banshees drummer Kenny Morris dies aged 68 as heartfelt tributes pour in

Siouxsie And The Banshees drummer Kenny Morris has died aged 68, it was confirmed on Thursday.

The late drummer, who helped launch the rock band in 1977, has tragically passed away. 

His caused of death has not yet be confirmed. 

Kenny appeared in the group alongside Siouxsie Sioux, Steven Severin and Peter Fenton. 

Kenny was apart of the group’s early years and best known for their first two albums, 1978’s The Scream and 1979’s Join Hands.

Both albums peaked inside the Official UK Albums Chart Top 20 and are regarded as classic, influential post-punk releases. 

Musician and music journalist John Robb, who was a friend of the drummer, paid a heartfelt tribute to the late star.

He wrote: ‘Kenny was a friend of ours, and it was always a pleasure to see and hang out with him when visiting Cork in Ireland, where he had been living. 

‘He was sweet, articulate, artistic and fascinating company and his beautiful eccentricity was adorable. 

‘He would turn up in a suit and a dress with open handcuffs on one hand and the next time in a totally different yet perfectly created bricolage of style, whilst still dressing in the artful confrontation of the 1976 punk era that he was such a key part of.’

The self-taught drummer joined the band after seeing them perform live and helped solidify the band in British music history.

In 1979, following an argument during a record signing, Kenny and guitarist John McKay left the band. 

After he quit the group, Kenny went solo and pursued live drumming and production projects.

He then signed onto a film school before venturing to Cork, before finally settling in Dublin.

After beginning his career in music, Kenny became well known in the arts and had his painting exhibited in major shows across Ireland.

Before his death, Kenny began drumming again with Shrine OfTthe Vampyre, a Dublin-based post-punk goth band.

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