The Specials musician has died at the age of 63 - but the demons in his music endure
The Specials musician has died at the age of 63 – but the demons in his music endureTerry Hall never craved the spotlight and yet it kept finding him, sometimes in the most surprising ways. The musician, who has died aged 63 after a short illness, had to be talked into joining soon-to-be iconic ska bandLater, he collaborated with Bananarama, helped The Go-Gos write their most enduring tune and had a starring role – of sorts – in the best-ever episode of.
Terry Hall of The Specials performing at the Rock Against Racism show, Potternewton Park, Leeds on 4 July 1981 “It Ain’t What You Do” is Hall in a spooky nutshell. It’s catchy as anything yet arrives with a ghostly afterglow. This is pop steeped in dread. “I was abducted, taken to France and sexually abused for four days,” he revealed to The Spectator in 2019. “And then punched in the face and left on the roadside.”
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