Tony Sly, the frontman of the american punk rock band No Use For A Name passed away at age 41 as you can read on the Fat Wreck page. No more info is given.
It is with great sorrow that we must say goodbye to Tony Sly of No Use For A Name. We received a call earlier today of his passing, and are devastated. We have lost an incredible talent, friend, and father – one of the true greats. Fat Mike had this to say: “One of my dearest friends and favorite song writers has gone way too soon. Tony, you will be greatly missed.”
UPDATE: Matt Riddle, bassist of the band, posted the following statement on the No Use For A Name facebook account:
To friends and fans of No Use: a message from Matt...
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hello everybody.
this is matt from no use for a name.
i've learned over the years there's really no right way to talk about this stuff. i was kind of hoping it wouldn't get out so fast for his family's sake but it's a little late for that now. i see that this news has gotten around pretty fast. so i wanted to tell you all personally that
this morning i found out that yesterday tony passed away. i'm not sure of all the details yet, and i don't think that's really important. what's important is i lost a great friend and you lost a great songwriter. i've been playing with him for 15 years? 16? i haven't processed it yet. i've been on the phone all day with friends and family. i'm not looking forward to it sinking in. i'm worried sick for his wife and kids. i knew tony very well and he would definitely want to thank you for all the love and support for both no use and his solo career. if this doesn't sound like a professional statement, it's because it's not. it's just me venting and i wanted to let you guys know personally.
matt riddle
no use for a name.
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GO IN PEACE ... ONE OF MY BIGGEST IDOLS ... YOU CAN BE SURE, YOU HAVE MANY FANS HERE IN BRAZIL ... AND ALL ARE SUFFERING WITH HIS FAREWELL!
ReplyDeleteRIP Tony.
ReplyDeleteterrible sad news. absolutely My favorite punk singer....
ReplyDeleteI saw him a few weeks ago on his first gig of the new tour with Joey Cape. He seemed bummed out and did not look happy at all. He had too much to drink and forgot lyrics in most songs. This is truly sad news. R.I.P. Tony
ReplyDeleteRIP tony. This must be an accident. He always looks so healthy.
ReplyDeleteGrande Tony, sin lugar a dudas un maestro que se extrañará por siempre.
ReplyDeleteR.I.P you truly had one of the greatest voices in punk rock.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe he's gone. I saw him at North By North East here in Toronto in June. NUFAN sounded amazing and I was really happy to see them performing again. I have some photos I took of him here:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/xrtgx/sets/72157630746475066/
A huge part of the soundtrack to my high school years has died today. R.I.P. Tony
What can I say, my sorrow whay you are gone ?
ReplyDeletegood bye toni :)
ReplyDeleteR.I.P from S.Korea
ReplyDeleteADIOS TONY....I made an interview of Tony with Joey Cape on their acoustic tour in Montreal last week...the interview was super cool we share a lot during more than 30 minutes
ReplyDeleteabout punk rock acoustic, music in general and more (fatherhood, kids,life on the road....) and i made a cool photo of them having fun with a mini bike...i found them happy to tour together....and after it's life RIP
I would like to see the interview, all of it.
Deleteno me jodas, diós no me jodas, cómo se ha muerto este cabrón, cómo que no es importante, toda nuestra puta vida escuchando su voz para salir de los momentos más jodidos y ahora la palma y aquí nos quedamos todos, que nos digan por lo menos qué se lo llevó JODEEEEEEEEER
ReplyDeleteLa ultima canción de Tony sobre un escenario, junto a Joey tocando una canción de NOFX.
ReplyDeleteLast Tony's song on a scenario, with Joey cover a NOFX song.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p1-xRVixDo
Hasta siempre maestro, I'll see you on the outside