Conway Savage | |
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Birth name | Conway Victor Savage |
Born | Victoria, Australia | 27 July 1960
Died | 2 September 2018 Melbourne, Australia | (aged 58)
Genres | Post-punk, alternative rock |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer |
Instruments | Piano, keyboards, organ, vocals |
Years active | 1980–2017 |
Labels | Mute, Beheaded Communications |
Website | myspace |
Conway Victor Savage (27 July 1960 – 2 September 2018[1]) was an Australian rock pianist and singer-songwriter. He was a member of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds from 1990 until his retirement in 2017.
Savage had a solo career and released albums, Nothing Broken (2000), Wrong Man's Hands (2004) and Rare Songs & Performances 1989–2004. He also collaborated with other artists for their albums, such as Soon Will Be Tomorrow (with Suzie Higgie, 1998) and Quickie for Ducky (with Amanda Fox and Robert Tickner, 2007).
In October 2017, Savage was diagnosed with brain cancer.[2] He died, aged 58, in Melbourne on 2 September 2018.[3]