Ari Up Died at 48
Ari Up, frontwoman for pioneering British punk band the Slits, died Wednesday, in accordance with Sex Pistols' John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten), who wrote on the information on his website. The singer, born Arianna Forster, had long battled a "serious illness," in accordance with Lydon. She was 48.
Lydon, who is married to Forster's mother, wrote: "John and Nora have asked us to let everyone know that Nora's daughter Arianna (aka Ari-Up) died nowadays (Wednesday, October 20th) following a really serious illness. She will be sadly missed. everyone at JohnLydon.com and PiLofficial.Com would like to pass on their heartfelt condolences to John, Nora and family. sleep in Peace."
Up formed the Slits in 1976 on the age of 14, together with drummer Palmolive. The then all-female band, recognized for their unpredictable and outrageous antics, broke punk's boys' club barriers and created the mold for your earlier '90s riot grrrl movement. The band unveiled two albums, 1979's 'Cut' -- which characteristics an infamous include photo on the band topless, covered in mud -- and 1981's 'Return on the Giant Slits,' prior to disbanding. Up would later launch her own solo effort additionally to other musical ventures prior to reforming the Slits in 2005. The band unveiled an album in 2009, titled 'Trapped Animal.'
"[The Slits] have become a mythology," Up informed Spinner last year. "They're like Xena the Warrior Princess. She knew what she wanted. The Slits were completely rebellious and crazy. We were the absolute threat to society. We were this type of a threat. For our people, we changed the world."
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