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    Matthew Seligman, New Wave Bassist For The Soft Boys And David Bowie, Dies At 64

    Seligman played on The Soft Boys' influential 1980 album Underwater Moonlight and in Bowie's backing band at Live Aid. He died Friday of complications from COVID-19.
    by Jon Lewis Apr 20, 2020 1 minute
    Matthew Seligman performs with Thomas Dolby and his band at a 2010 concert in London.

    Matthew Seligman, who played bass in the influential English psychedelic band The Soft Boys before joining backing bands for artists including , Morrissey, Sinead O'Connor and the Thompson Twins, died Friday evening at St George's Hospital in London. Seligman was, a longtime friend and collaborator. Seligman was 64.

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