Black Midi Guitarist Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin Dies Aged 26
Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin played on Black Midi's acclaimed debut album and left in 2021 due to mental health issues, with the band publicly supporting his recovery.
- Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin, the guitarist of rock band Black Midi and one of its founding members, has died suddenly at the age of 26.
- Kwasniewski-Kelvin helped form Black Midi in 2017 with fellow students at London's BRIT School, and the band released their acclaimed debut album Schlagenheim in 2019.
- A statement from Rough Trade Records expressed 'deepest sympathy to the Kwasniewski-Kelvin family' and urged people struggling with mental health issues to 'reach out to your loved ones or one of the range of charities such as Mind, CALM and Samaritans.
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Experimental rock guitarist, band co-founder dies at 26
LONDON, England — Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin, co-founding guitarist of the acclaimed British experimental rock band Black Midi, has died at 26 after a prolonged battle with his mental health, The Independent reported.
English rock guitarist dies at 26 after ‘long battle with mental illness’
Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin, guitarist and founding member of the English rock band Black Midi, has died. He was 26. The musician died “after a long battle with his mental illness,” his family wrote in statement posted to social media on Monday, Jan. 12.
Matthew Kwasniewski-Kelvin, a founding member of the London Black Midi band, died at age 26. The Rough Trade Records label reported, through an Instagram post, that the guitarist was dealing with mental health issues. “It is with deep sadness that we, as a family, report that Matthew Kwasniewski-Kelvin has passed away after a long struggle with his mental health,” the statement explains. The company accompanied the news with a prevention message…
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