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Pete Shelley, the lead singer of influential British punk band Buzzcocks, has died at age 63.

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Buzzcockstweeted the announcementas well, calling Shelley one of the UKs most influential and prolific songwriters.

Because the idea of what people know, or the stereotype of a punk, hadnt been formed.

Buzzcocks later reunited in 1989 and released six more albums; their latest was 2014sThe Way.