Rob Hirst, the founding drummer for Australian new wave greats Midnight Oil, has died. Hirst died due to complications from pancreatic cancer. “After fighting heroically for almost three years, Rob is now free of pain — ‘a glimmer of tiny light in the wilderness,'” Hirst’s Midnight Oil bandmates write in a statement on their socials. “He died peacefully, surrounded by loved ones.” In a separate statement shared to ABC, the band writes, “We are shattered and grieving the loss of our brother Rob. For now there are no words but there will always be songs.” Hirst was 70.
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