Julian Keith Levene (July 18, 1957 – November 11, 2022) was a founding member of both The Clash and Public Image Ltd.

Keith Levene and John Lydon, the lead singer of the Sex Pistols, co-founded Public Image Ltd. after the band’s dissolution in the late 1970s.

Keith Levene Cause of Death

After getting a terminal prognosis in recent weeks, Keith Levene passed away from liver cancer in the early hours of Friday, according to his close friend and author Adam Hammond.

Keith Levene used metal-neck Travis Bean guitars. The early PiL albums First Issue, Metal Box, and Flowers of Romance were all written, performed, and produced by him.

Early in 2012, Keith Levene and Wobble performed as Metal Box in Dub in a number of locations throughout England, Wales, and Germany after some scheduled performances in Japan were canceled due to visa complications. An EP with four songs, titled Yin & Yang, was then released.