The band announced in a statement that the Australian musician passed away on Sunday, September 2.
- Sep 4, 2018
AceShowbiz - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds pianist Conway Savage has died, aged 58.
The band announced in a statement posted on social media on Monday, September 03 that the Australian musician, who had been a "beloved" member of the group since 1990, had passed away on Sunday.
"A member of Bad Seeds for nearly thirty years, Conway was the anarchic thread that ran through the band's live performances," they wrote. "He was much loved by everyone, band members and fans alike. Irascible, funny, terrifying, sentimental, warm-hearted, gentle, acerbic, honest, genuine - he was all of these things and quite literally 'had the gift of a golden voice,' high and sweet and drenched in soul.
"On a drunken night, at four in the morning, in a hotel bar in Cologne, Conway sat at the piano and sang Streets of Laredo to us, in his sweet, melancholy style and stopped the world for a moment. There wasn't a dry eye in the house. Goodbye Conway, there isn't a dry eye in the house. Love, Nick and the Bad Seeds."
Savage had been diagnosed with a brain tumour in early 2017 and subsequently underwent surgery to remove the growth.
Before joining the Bad Seeds, the musician performed in bands including Happy Orphans, The Feral Dinosaurs, Dust on the Bible as well as Dave Last and The Legendary Boy Kings.
Savage, who also played the organ and sang backing vocals, appeared on the Bad Seeds' studio albums from 1992's "Henry's Dream" and 1994's "Let Love In" to 2013's "Push the Sky Away".
He also enjoyed a solo career, releasing his self-titled solo EP in 1998 before a full-length studio album titled "Nothing Broken" in 2000, and collaborated with Australian artists such as The Go-Betweens' Robert Forster and Suzie Higgie from the Falling Joys.
