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D.H. Peligro, a drummer for punk rock icons the Lifeless Kennedys and previously the Purple Scorching Chili Peppers, died Friday from a head damage, his band introduced. He was 63.
“Police on the scene said that he died from trauma to the top attributable to an unintentional fall,” a press release from the Lifeless Kennedys learn. “Preparations are pending and shall be introduced within the coming days. We ask that you just respect the household’s privateness throughout this tough time.”
Peligro handed away in his house in Los Angeles, in response to the assertion.
Peligro, whose actual title is Darren Henley, had been a pillar within the San Francisco and Los Angeles music scene since 1978, in response to his biography on the Lifeless Kennedys’ web site.
He was a drummer for punk rock legends the Lifeless Kennedys till the band’s breakup in 1986, after which he joined the Purple Scorching Chili Peppers for a while, CNN affiliate KARE reported.
His ardour for punk rock and funky music continued along with his new band, Peligro, which featured him as a singer and guitarist.
Followers have flooded Peligro’s Instagram posts with feedback honoring and praying for him, and pals have left him heartbreaking goodbyes: “I really like you my buddy. I’m so unhappy I gained’t get to really feel you hug me once more,” one wrote.
Different fellow bandmates and pals, together with Purple Scorching Chili Peppers bassist Flea, have additionally taken to social media with tributes to Peligro.
“My pricey buddy, my brother I miss you a lot. I’m devastated at present, a river of tears, however all my life I’ll treasure each second. The primary time I noticed you play with the DK’s in ’81 you blew my thoughts. The ability, the soul, the recklessness,” Flea wrote on Instagram together with a photograph of the rocker. “You’re the truest rocker, and an important a part of rhcp historical past. D H P within the place to be, you reside eternally in our hearts, you wild man, you bringer of pleasure, you large hearted man.”
Alice In Chains’ guitarist William DuVall additionally shared a tribute, reminiscing on one among Peligro’s memorable performances as a rocker whose ardour for the drums pulsed by means of the group each time he bought in entrance of the set.
“Drum hero. Tremendous cool man,” DuVall wrote on Twitter. “I’ll always remember the DKs gig I noticed at 688 in Could ’83 the place, after shredding his drums your entire set, he ended the present by diving over his equipment straight into the group in a single leap. F*****g legend. Relaxation In Peace.”