Sylvain Sylvain in 2011. CREDIT: Chiaki Nozu/Getty Images
Sylvain Sylvain, guitarist of proto-punk band New York Dolls, has died. He was 69 years old.
The news was confirmed on January 15 (Friday) via a statement on Sylvain’s official Facebook page, where it was revealed that he had passed from the cancer he’d been living with for over two years.
“Though he fought it valiantly, yesterday he passed away from this disease,” the statement reads. “While we grieve his loss, we know that he is finally at peace and out of pain. Please crank up his music, light a candle, say a prayer and let’s send this beautiful doll on his way.”
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