Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorDave Philips, who played guitar for The Pixies’ Frank Black, The Replacements’ Tommy Stinson, Guided By Voices’ Robert Pollard and others, died Feb.
22 of cancer in Los Angeles. He was 52.The instrumentalist, songwriter and sideman became a go-to guitarist for some of post-punk and alt-rock’s most influential figures.“Not only was he a wonderful musician, but he was a wonderful person,” said his friend and longtime collaborator Black in a statement, “That’s what people responded to with Dave: his core kindness.
He just had really good mojo. I always felt like I was better for having known him, and I was always a little better whenever I was around him.
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