[HIGHLIGHTS] Smiths bassist Andy Rourke has died at the age of 59

Smiths bassist Andy Rourke has died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 59. Ex-guitarist of this group Johnny Marr announced Friday on his social networks.

He joined the Smiths in 1982, when the group was formed. The bassist of the band Suede, Mat Osman, meanwhile, paid tribute to a "rare bass player", whose "sound was immediately recognizable" The band from Manchester, in the north of England, has distinguished itself with its album "The Queen is Dead"