Craig gill drummer of the inspiral carpets has died at the age of 44.
Inspiral carpets drummer craig gill dies.
The band have released a statement about the tragic news on twitter.
Image caption gill was one of the founding members of inspiral carpets who formed in oldham in the 1980s.
Manchester group inspiral carpets have paid a tender tribute to their bandmate and drummer craig gill who has died at the age of just 44.
Liam gallagher has led the tributes to craig gill the drummer with iconic 1990s rock band inspiral carpets who has died aged 44.
They formed inspiral carpets in 1983 originally as a garage rock and punk inspired band with keyboardist glenn chesworth and bassist tony feeley.
The musicians recruited drummer craig gill in 1986 when gill was 14 years old.
Inspiral carpets drummer craig gill killed himself after suffering from unbearable tinnitus for two decades which got worse in the weeks before he died an inquest heard.
Inspiral carpets drummer craig gill has died at only 44 and the sudden death has shocked fans and band members graham lambert stephen holt and martin walsh who called him the beating heart of.
In 1987 following the departures of chesworth and feeley the line up.
Inspiral carpets drummer and founding member craig gill has sadly passed away aged 44.
Graham lambert and stephen holt had a friendship from their school days.
Married father of three mr gill and his bandmates were best known.
A statement on the manchester band s facebook page said they were absolutely devastated by the loss of our brother.
A statement on the manchester band s facebook page said they were absolutely devastated by the loss of our brother.
The wife of inspiral carpets drummer craig gill has told his inquest he suffered from.