Keith Levene

Keith Levene
Keith Levene
	Levene in 2012
Background information
Birth name	Julian Keith Levene
Born	18 July 1957; London, England
Died	11 November 2022 (aged 65); Norfolk, England
Genres	Punk rock, post-punk, experimental rock;
Occupations	Musician; composer; record producer;
Instruments	Guitar; keyboards; percussion;
Years active	1974–2022
Labels	EMI/Virgin; Underground, Inc.;
Formerly of	The Clash; The Flowers of Romance; Public Image Ltd; Cowboys International;
Spouse(s)	Lori Montana (divorced); Shelly da Cunha (divorced)

Julian Keith Levene (18 July 1957 – 11 November 2022) was an English musician who was a founding member of both the Clash and Public Image Ltd (PiL).^[1] While Levene was in PiL, their 1978 debut album Public Image: First Issue reached No 22 in the UK album charts, and its lead track "Public Image" broke the top 10 UK singles chart.

Levene was born and raised in London, and although initially influenced by progressive rock, his musical taste changed after meeting fellow Clash founder Mick Jones. His punk and post punk guitar sounds have been described as "both melodic and discordant, sonorous and violent".^[2]

^ Di Tondo, Kathy (3 May 2013). "Recalling PiL: The Commercial Zone Era with Keith Levene and Maureen Baker". Retrieved 20 January 2014.
^ Aswad, Jem (12 November 2022). "Keith Levene, Public Image Ltd.'s Pioneering Guitarist and Clash Co-Founder, Dies at 65". Variety. Retrieved 13 November 2022.

[louderthanwar-1] Di Tondo, Kathy (3 May 2013). "Recalling PiL: The Commercial Zone Era with Keith Levene and Maureen Baker". Retrieved 20 January 2014.

[v-2] Aswad, Jem (12 November 2022). "Keith Levene, Public Image Ltd.'s Pioneering Guitarist and Clash Co-Founder, Dies at 65". Variety. Retrieved 13 November 2022.

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