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just got this from the fodderstompf website, john was guitarist with PIL, magazine and siouxsie & the banshees....

John McGeoch RIP (1955-2004)

John McGeoch sadly passed away in his sleep on Friday 5th
March.


John joined PiL in 1986 helping to form the 'new' re-invented
band with John Lydon. He would go on to become their longest
serving member, bar Lydon, staying from 1986-1992, and
playing on three studio albums ('Happy?', '9' & 'That What is Not')
along with countless live gigs. McGeoch, along with Alan Dias,
would form the backbone of the "new" PiL, contributing
song-writing and acting a full member.

Often touted as one of Lydon's most important collaborator's,
McGeoch's arrival in PiL changed the whole sound and outlook
of the band, with a more guitar friendly 'rockier' sound becoming
the way forward.

Pre-PiL McGeoch had been guitarist for the seminal 'Magazine'
and would later become a member of 'Siouxsie & the Banshees',
contributing some of their most interesting and exciting guitar
work.

After PiL John returned to England from LA. 1995 saw him
become a qualified Nurse. However, he chose not to pursue the
career, and returned to making music...

RIP John, you'll be sadly missed...
Sincerest Sympathy to his daughter Emily, and all his loved
ones...