Dead Kennedys drummer DH Peligro dies

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Dead Kennedys drummer DH Peligro – real name Darren Henley – has died, aged 63, after sustaining a head injury in a fall at his home in LA.A statement from the band explains: “He died from trauma to his head from an accidental fall.

Arrangements are pending [and] will be announced in the coming days. Thank you for your thoughts and words of comfort”.Peligro joined The Dead Kennedys in 1981 and stayed with the band until their split in 1986, recording three albums along the way: ‘Plastic Surgery Disasters’, ‘Frankenchrist’ and ‘Bedtime For Democracy”.He also joined the band’s reunion in 2001, taking a short break in 2008 – saying that he needed a break from touring – before rejoining the following year and remaining a member of the line-up until his death.As well as playing with the Dead Kennedys, he also played with numerous other bands, including a brief stint with the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1988.

Although only with the band for a few months, he co-wrote three songs that later appeared on the band’s ‘Mother’s Milk’ album, before being fired due to drug and alcohol issues.In a statement on Instagram, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea wrote: “My dear friend, my brother I miss you so much.

I’m devastated today, a river of tears, but all my life I will treasure every second”.“The first time I saw you play with the DKs in 81 you blew my mind”, he added. “The power, the soul, the recklessness.