Darryl Gatwick Hunt was an English musician and singer-songwriter best known for his work with The Pogues on bass guitar. Hunt joined The Pogues as bassist in September 1986.
Darryl Hunt was born on May 4, 1950, in Christchurch, Hampshire (now Dorset), England. He attended Allhallows College in Lyme Regis, Devon, and then went on to Nottingham Trent University, where he received a BA in fine art.
How did Darryl Hunt die?
Darryl Hunt, bassist for The Pogues, died at the age of 72.
The punk band said on Twitter that they were “saddened beyond words” to learn of Hunt’s death on Monday afternoon in London. The actual cause of his death has not been released yet.
Spider Stacy, one of Hunt’s bandmates, paid tribute to him on Twitter, writing, “This is wretched. Daz, I’ll see you around. ‘It’s in the fridge,’ says the tree.
Throughout the years, the band included MacGowan, Jem Finer, James Fearnley, Andrew Ranken, Terry Woods, Hunt, Stacy, and other musicians.