Tom Verlaine dead: Television frontman and punk legend dies at 73 after ‘a brief illness’

Tributes have flooded in for Tom Verlaine, the frontman of rock band Television, who died at the age of 73 on Saturday night (January 28). The band rose to fame in the 1970s New York punk scene as they scored three UK Top 40 hit singles and were acclaimed for their albums Marquee Moon and Adventure.

Verlaine’s death was announced by Jesse Paris Smith, the daughter of long-time associate and collaborator Patti Smith. She however did not specify a cause, saying that he died “after a brief illness.”