Aortic dissection

Andy Fletcher's bandmates announced the results of a report into the 60-year-old's death in May.

“So thank you for all of the love you’ve shown Andy and his family and friends over the last few weeks. It honestly means the world to all of us. “Andy was celebrated in a room full of many of his friends and family, our immediate DM family, and so many people who have touched Andy’s and our lives throughout the years,” they said.

The band shared the cause of death for Depeche Mode keyboardist and co-founder Andy Fletcher, who died about a month ago at the age of 60.

“So thank you for all of the love you’ve shown Andy and his family and friends over the last few weeks,” the band added. “Andy was celebrated in a room full of many of his friends and family, our immediate DM family, and so many people who have touched Andy’s and our lives throughout the years. For example, on “Walking in My Shoes,” from 1993’s “Songs of Faith and Devotion,” Fletcher pounded on a suitcase with a pole to get the proper percussion sound. Fletcher, singer Dave Gahan and keyboardists Martin L. Gore and Vince Clarke founded Depeche Mode in 1980 in Basildon, England. The group became one of the most successful rock acts of its time. But we’ve seen and felt all of your love and support, and we know that Andy’s family has too.” Fletcher died at his home on May 26 at the age of 60.

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Last week, a private memorial for Fletcher was held in London. Though there were tears, the pair said the ceremony was “filled with the great memories of who Andy was, stories of all of our times together, and some good laughs. Gore and Gahan thanked fans for their support in the weeks since Fletcher’s death, saying, “As you can imagine, it’s been a strange, sad, disorienting few weeks for us here, to say the least. Though generally uncommon, aortic dissections often occur in men in their sixties and seventies; they are fatal when the blood goes through the outside wall of the aorta.

Keyboardist who died aged 60 in May suffered aortic dissection, with band saying 'he passed naturally and without prolonged suffering'

They thanked their fans for their messages of condolence, saying: “It’s been a strange, sad, disorienting few weeks for us here, to say the least. He once described himself as “the tall guy in the background, without whom this international corporation called Depeche Mode would never work”. Andy suffered an aortic dissection while at home on 26 May. So, even though it was far, far too soon, he passed naturally and without prolonged suffering.”

In a post shared to Depeche Mode's Instagram, band members Martin Gore and Dave Gahan also revealed a memorial service for Fletcher was recently held.

And yet we just kept getting more and more popular; we had to throw that plan out." "But it's been incredible, and even now… "We wanted to take a moment and acknowledge the outpouring of love for Andy that we've seen from all of you over the last few weeks," opened the post's caption, which arrived over a month after Fletcher died at 60 years old. "All being together was a very special way to remember Andy and see him off." "As you can imagine, it's been a strange, sad, disorienting few weeks for us here, to say the least," continued Gore, 60, and Gahan, 60. The post concluded, "So thank you for all of the love you've shown Andy and his family and friends over the last few weeks.

Following his death on May 26, the band said there had been an “outpouring of love” for him.

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In a statement posted to the official Depeche Mode Instagram account on Monday, the band's remaining members Martin Gore and Dave Gahan said that Fletcher died ...

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