The music world is mourning the lack of a vibrant star.
Dr. Feelgood guitarist Wilko Johnson, who appeared on the HBO sequence 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 dwelling on Monday twenty first November. Thanks for respecting the household’s privateness at this very unhappy time. RIP Wilko Johnson.”
Whereas an official explanation for loss of life has not been shared publicly, Wilko’s passing comes practically 10 years after he was identified with pancreatic most cancers. Based on The Guardian, Wilko “elected to not obtain chemotherapy” and “was advised he had 9 to 10 months left to reside.”
Nonetheless, the next yr, Wilko shared that he was cancer-free after present process an operation to take away a tumor.
