Tony Sly is DEAD.

[dff_punk]

What the fuck. I still don't believe it. He was one of the key songwriters to inspire me while writing some of my music. The melodies and harmonies he could create in punk rock, holy shit. But well since Fat Wreck says it, oh well, is it really true? No further details yet.

http://www.fatwreck.com/news/detail/498

He will be greatly missed if this is really true. RIP

[cool 2 hate 681]

that is very bad news rip

[Rooster]

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[Tijs]

Well that sucks.. what happened, any idea?

[Jojan]

Well that sucks.. what happened, any idea?

I think he died.

[Lord_Gabo]

shit are you sure?..

[Outerspaceman21]

Just saw Lagwagon post it on facebook. I'm in total shock. No Use for A Name was always an underrated imo. Never really had much interest in them aside from a few songs, but they were still good. Such a shame

[Tijs]

From Facebook:

hello everybody.

this is matt from no use for a name.

i've learned over the years there's really no right way to talk about this stuff. i was kind of hoping it wouldn't get out so fast for his family's sake but it's a little late for that now. i see that this news has gotten around pretty fast. so i wanted to tell you all personally that this morning i found out that yesterday tony passed away. i'm not sure of all the details yet, and i don't think that's really important. what's important is i lost a great friend and you lost a great songwriter. i've been playing with him for 15 years? 16? i haven't processed it yet. i've been on the phone all day with friends and family. i'm not looking forward to it sinking in. i'm worried sick for his wife and kids. i knew tony very well and he would definitely want to thank you for all the love and support for both no use and his solo career. if this doesn't sound like a professional statement, it's because it's not. it's just me venting and i wanted to let you guys know personally.

matt riddle
no use for a name.

[KTILLA23]

Damn this sucks, he was a pretty good songwriter and had a good voice.

[RageAndLov]

I never liked No Use For A Name, but it is sad to see children losing their father.