Peter “Sleazey” Christopherson – of Throbbing Gristle, Coil and Soi Song, -died on November 24th:
The sad news has reached us that Peter ‘Sleazy’ Christopherson has died in his sleep last night at the age of 55. Chris Carter twittered “Our dearest beautiful Sleazy left this mortal coil as he slept in peace last night. Words cannot express our grief.” and the TG site simply displays the message “Peter ‘Sleazy’ Christopherson 1955 – 2010”.
This live video of Throbbing Gristle from earlier this year is likely one of the last videos of him performing:
(Follow through to YouTube to view the rest)
December 3, 2010 at 7:32 am
He will be missed dearly.
What was the direct cause of his death? Many sources quote the official statement, but none give any detail away.