News of the musician's death was confirmed by his brother Steve, who shared on Twitter that Martin had "suffered a brain injury after a fall and passed away peacefully surrounded by family and his beloved son Louie."

 

"He was loved by his mother, brothers, wider family and close friends. Everyone who knew Martin loved him; he was the real deal, our shining star," the statement continues.

 

Steve adds, "A terrible shock and we're in bits but we have such love around us. He had a gift with music but even more of one with people. Love you Martin, proud of what you did and all you were. We're with you brother."

 

PRIMAL SCREAM founder and lead guitarist Bobby Gillespie issued a touching and personal statement of his own, expressing his love and appreciation for his longtime bandmate and friend.

 

 

Martin Bernard Duffy was born on May 18, 1967 in Birmingham, England and attended St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School before getting his start as a musician, joining FELT in 1985. The group was formed in 1979 and had released three records prior to Duffy joining on keyboard. He remained with the band through their dissolution in 1989, played on seven albums starting with 1985's Ignite the Seven Cannons through 1989's Me and a Monkey on the Moon.

 

In 1989, he joined PRIMAL SCREAM, which Gillespie had formed back in 1982 and had even been featured on their first pair of albums, 1987's Sonic Flower Groove and 1989's self-titled record before receiving credit as a fully-fledged member on each studio record since, totaling another nine albums, the last being 2016's Chaosmosis.