Geordie Greep has shared a tribute to his former bandmate and fellow Black Midi co-founder Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin, who died on January 12 following “a protracted battle together with his psychological well being,” in accordance with an announcement shared by Kwasniewski-Kelvin’s household. He was 26 years outdated.
“He modified my life in additional methods than I can ever clarify or repay,” Greep wrote in an Instagram submit. “Thanks Matt, thanks a lot for being my pal. Thanks for serving to me in so some ways. Thanks for being courageous and brave sufficient to consider within the dream we had collectively, and courageous and brave sufficient to battle via the terrible factor you needed to for so long as you probably did.” You may learn Greep’s full assertion under.
Kwasniewski-Kelvin met his future Black Midi bandmates—Greep, Cameron Picton, and Morgan Simpson—as youngsters whereas attending the a London performing arts establishment the BRIT Faculty. The group launched their debut album, Schlagenheim, in 2019 on Tough Commerce Information.
Hello all.
It goes with out saying that it’s been a extremely tough week. Actually, actually unhappy and shit. However I feel that it’s necessary I say one thing right here simply to have some report of this time and these emotions.
I need to say thanks, so, a lot, to all of my associates, to everybody we’ve labored with in music, and to all the followers for being supportive and sort and considerate and delicate. Actually thanks all a lot, it means greater than something and has actually helped. It has been so shifting and highly effective to see all of the tributes and recollections shared by all those that know him and all these he impressed. I need to prolong all the warmest ideas to all of Matt’s household and hope all of you might be doing okay.
It’s actually such a tragic factor that’s occurred. However I’ve been attempting to give attention to what an amazing particular person he was, what a power for positivity and goodwill, and the way significantly better he made the lives of everybody who knew him. All of us liked him a lot, we actually did. And he’ll stick with us for the remainder of our lives. Regardless that I haven’t seen him in some years, I thought of him fairly often, and I at all times wished and hoped I’d in the future see him once more. There’s a lot I want I might say to him. I want I might say how sorry I’m for all the pieces that occurred, how sorry I’m that he was unfortunate sufficient to be battling such a merciless, unforgiving and chronic sickness, how a lot I miss him and can miss him at all times, and the way grateful I’m for all the pieces he did for me.
