He died at sixty-eight years of age. Kenny Morriswho was the drummer on the first two studio albums of Siouxsie And The Banshees, “The Scream” (78) and “Join Hands” (79)
Kenny Morris He has died at the age of sixty-eight. Morris was the drummer for the iconic band Siouxsie And The Banshees during their formative years. When it came to the band’s sound, Morris laid the foundations on their first two albums: “The Scream” and “Join Hands”. The forceful and primitive style of Morris It became an essential component of the early post-punk aesthetic. In particular, Joy Division they cited him as a key influence.
Morris discovered the band in 1977. attended the 100 Club Punk Festival of Malcolm McLarenwhere the vocalist Siouxsie Sioux and the bassist Steven Severin They played a semi-improvised set, together with Marco Pirroni on the guitar and Sid Vicious to the battery. Morris He was one of those who were impressed by the performance, which was supposed to be something specific. When Sioux and Severin They decided to continue with the band, he joined as their drummer.
He left the group along with the guitarist John McKay at the end of 1979 after a disagreement. after leaving Siouxsie And The Bansheeswent on to work with other artists as a drummer and also joined forces with the singer Helen Terry. Later, he turned his career towards directing and worked on several short films over the years. During the decade of 1990 moved to Irelandwhere he ran an art gallery.
