Midnight Oil bassist Bones Hillman has died of cancer, aged 62.
Key points:
- Midnight Oil paid tribute to Bones Hillman's "beautiful voice" and "wicked sense of humour"
- Hillman played with The Swingers, of Counting the Beat fame, before joining Midnight Oil
- He played on six studio albums with Midnight Oil, including the 2020 release The Makarrata Project
Hillman, born Wayne Stevens, played for Midnight Oil from 1987 right up until the band's reunion and tour in 2017. He died in his home in Milwaukee.
A statement from the band paid tribute to their "dear friend".
"We're grieving the loss of our brother Bones Hillman, who has passed away at his home in Milwaukee today after a cancer battle," the statement read.
"He was the bassist with the beautiful voice, the band member with the wicked sense of humour, and our brilliant musical comrade."
"Bones joined Midnight Oil way back in 1987 after stints in various Kiwi bands, most notably The Swingers. He played and sang on every Midnight Oil recording since Blue Sky Mining and we did thousands of gigs together.
"We will deeply miss our dear friend and companion and we send our sincerest sympathies to [wife] Denise, who has been a tower of strength for him.
"Haere rā Bonesy from Jim, Martin, Peter & Rob."
After playing in a number of punk bands in New Zealand through the 1970s, he joined the Swingers in 1977, and in 1981 had a trans-Tasman number one hit with Counting the Beat.
Hillman replaced Peter Gifford in Midnight Oil shortly before the band released its sixth studio album Diesel and Dust, which featured tracks like Beds Are Burning and Dreamworld.
He played on each of the band's subsequent six studio albums, including the 2020 release The Makarrata Project.
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2020-11-08 08:22:00Z
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