Tributes paid after death of Television guitarist Richard Lloyd: “A seeker and finder and a true

Tributos foram feitos ao guitarrista e cofundador da banda Television, Richard Lloyd, que faleceu aos 75 anos.

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Lloyd passed away on Saturday (November 7) at his home in Chattanooga, Tennessee, following a battle with cholangiocarcinoma, a form of bile duct cancer. His family confirmed that his wife Sheila and his dog Willie Mays were with him when he died.

In a statement shared on the band’s social media, Television wrote: “We are so very sad that Richard Lloyd has today passed away at the age of 75.”.

Fellow singer-songwriter Lloyd Cole shared his admiration for the guitarist, writing on X: “RIP Richard Lloyd. I only saw Television once – all those amazing riffs that drive the songs – Richard played them all.”.

I just heard. RIP Richard Lloyd. I only saw Television once – All those amazing riffs that drive the songs – Richard played them all. pic.twitter.com/ZjT7qrySfo.

Nascido em Pittsburgh, Pensilvânia, em 1951, Lloyd mudou-se para Nova York ainda criança e acabou se tornando um membro fundador da banda Television em 1973, ao lado do cantor e guitarrista Tom Verlaine, do baixista Richard Hell e do baterista Billy Ficca.

The group became one of the first bands to perform regularly at New York’s legendary CBGB club, helping to establish a scene that would also produce the likes of Blondie, Ramones and Talking Heads.

Hell was replaced by Fred Smith, but Television went on to record the seminal 1977 album ‘Marquee Moon’, with Lloyd and Verlaine’s interlocking, ecstatic guitar parts becoming the defining element of their sound.

The album’s title track, more than 10 minutes long, became a signature of post punk, and was later included in NME‘s list of the 100 best songs of the 1970s.

Their second album, ‘Adventure’, followed in 1978, but the band split later that year. Lloyd subsequently launched a solo career with 1979’s ‘Alchemy’, going on to release a string of further records and working with artists including Matthew Sweet.

Television se reuniu no início dos anos 1990, lançando um álbum de mesmo nome em 1992, embora Lloyd tenha deixado o grupo em 2007.

Em agosto, foi relatado que Lloyd havia sido diagnosticado com câncer de ducto biliar, com a banda pedindo aos fãs apoio financeiro durante seu tratamento.

His death comes less than four years after Television frontman Verlaine died in January 2023 at the age of 73, while bassist Fred Smith died in February this year, aged 77.

Lloyd is survived by his wife Sheila and his son Dylan.

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