Tom Verlaine, an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter, best known as the frontman of the New York City rock band Television has died.
Verlaine was born on December 13, 1949 and died on January 28, 2023 at age 73.
What Was Tom Verlaine’s Cause Of Death?
Verlaine died after a short illess. However, the exact illness which led to his death is yet to be made public.
Who Was Tom Verlaine?
Born Thomas Miller in Denville, New Jersey, Verlaine began studying piano at an early age, but switched to saxophone in middle school after hearing a record by Stan Getz.
Verlaine finally switched to the guitar in his adolescence after hearing the Rolling Stones’ “19th Nervous Breakdown”.
After settling on the guitar, Verlaine went through an extended period of experimentation to develop a personal style.
Verlaine’s first music group was the Neon Boys, which he formed with Richard Hell (Richard Meyers); Verlaine and Hell were mates at Sanford School.
However, the group disbanded after they failed to recruit a second guitarist.
Neon Boys reformed as Television a few months later, finding a guitarist in Richard Lloyd, and began playing at seminal punk clubs like CBGB and Max’s Kansas City.