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Guitarist remembers the Killing Joke guitarist, who died on November 26 2023

In 2023, we lost iconic performers and characters who filled the world with their music. NME remembers them

‘No man was cooler than Geordie,’ said his bandmate Youth. He was ‘like Lee Van Cleef meets Terry-Thomas via Noël Coward’

Geordie Walker, who has died following a stroke aged 64, was a guitarist and songwriter, and co-founder of the band Killing Joke, who blazed a sonic trail through the post-punk era of the 1970s and 1980s; his playing inspired the likes of Kurt Cobain and Metallica, while Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin was a big fan of his work.

Kevin 'Geordie' Walker Cause of death: Kevin Geordie Walker, who was the co-founder of the Killing Joke band, died of a stroke attack on Sunday, November 26, 2023, at 6:30 a.m.

Killing Joke’s Kevin ‘Geordie’ Walker, one of the most influential and respected guitarists of the post-punk era, has died

Guitarist celebrated by Jimmy Page and Kevin Shields for his intense, multi-layered sound suffered a stroke over the weekend

Kevin ‘Geordie’ Walker passed away at the weekend after suffering a stroke.

The late musician, who was from Chester-le-Street in Durham, joined the band in 1979 after seeing an advert in the Melody Maker magazine.

Killing Joke guitarist Kevin "Geordie" Walker has died of a stroke at age 64.