"Today we sent flowers to his funeral with the message: 'Thanks for five Massive years'." Former Pet Shop Boys manager Tom Watkins has died at the age of 70.
Watkins passed away on February 24, his friends confirmed (via The Guardian). His funeral took place earlier today (March 10).
A cause of death has not yet been announced, though Watkins had suffered from strokes, a liver transplant and diabetes in recent years.
Watkins began managing Pet Shop Boys – aka Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe – back in 1984. Under his guidance, they released their number one singles ‘West End Girls’, ‘It’s A Sin’, ‘Always on My Mind’ and ‘Heart’.
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