The music world is mourning the lack of a vibrant star.
Dr. Feelgood guitarist Wilko Johnson, who appeared on the HBO collection Sport of Thrones as royal executioner Ser Ilyn Payne, died on Nov. 21 on the age of 75, a message on the English musician’s social media pages confirmed. “That is the announcement we by no means wished to make, & we accomplish that with a really heavy coronary heart: Wilko Johnson has died,” the assertion, posted to Twitter Nov. 23, learn. “He handed away at residence on Monday twenty first November. Thanks for respecting the household’s privateness at this very unhappy time. RIP Wilko Johnson.”
Whereas an official reason for dying has not been shared publicly, Wilko’s passing comes almost 10 years after he was recognized with pancreatic most cancers. In keeping with The Guardian, Wilko “elected to not obtain chemotherapy” and “was informed he had 9 to 10 months left to dwell.”
Nevertheless, the next yr, Wilko shared that he was cancer-free after present process an operation to take away a tumor.
