{"id":85356,"date":"2020-08-14T00:00:19","date_gmt":"2020-08-13T23:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=85356"},"modified":"2020-08-15T02:59:03","modified_gmt":"2020-08-15T01:59:03","slug":"news-former-ufo-bassist-and-founder-pete-way-dies-aged-69","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-former-ufo-bassist-and-founder-pete-way-dies-aged-69\/","title":{"rendered":"Former UFO Bassist Pete Way Dies Aged 69 (August 14th, 2020) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former UFO Bassist Pete Way Dies Aged 69<\/strong><\/span>
\nAugust 14th, 2020<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Pete Way, former bassist and co-founder of UK hard rock band UFO, died on August 14th, 2020 at the age of 69.<\/p>\n

The following statement was posted on Pete Way\u2019s official Facebook page: \u201cIconic bass player Pete Way, founder of UFO, Waysted and, latterly, The Pete Way Band has died.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe sustained life threatening injuries in an accident two months ago but fought hard until finally succumbing to those injuries at 11.35am BST today. His wife, Jenny, was at his side.<\/p>\n

\u201cPete Way was a much loved and highly regarded figure among rock fans, critics and fellow musicians alike. Best known for his work with UFO, Pete\u2019s energetic live performances were at the heart of the band\u2019s countless world tours. His melodic bass lines underpinned the catalogue of enduring rock classics upon which UFO\u2019s reputation and legacy were founded.<\/p>\n

\u201cPete\u2019s post UFO work included collaborating with \u2018Fast\u2019 Eddie Clarke from Mot\u00f6rhead – the two putting together Fastway with Humble Pie drummer Jerry Shirley and bassist for his long time friend, Ozzy Osbourne. He then put together his own band Waysted. Pete\u2019s keen ear for song arrangements have also seen him serve as producer for popular hard rock acts such as Twisted Sister and the Cockney Rejects.<\/p>\n

\u201cPete had recently finished a solo album, Walking On The Edge<\/em>, with producer Mike Clink (Guns N\u2019 Roses Appetite For Destruction<\/em> amongst many more). He had a biography published A Fast Ride Out Of Here<\/em> in 2017 and an album Amphetamine<\/em> which is currently out on Cargo Records.<\/p>\n

\u201cPete is survived by two daughters, Zowie and Charlotte, and his younger brother, Neill.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Former UFO Bassist Pete Way Dies Aged 69 August 14th, 2020 Pete Way, former bassist and co-founder of UK hard rock band UFO, died on August 14th, 2020 at the age of 69. The following statement was posted on Pete Way\u2019s official Facebook page: \u201cIconic bass player Pete Way, founder of UFO, Waysted and, latterly, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2445,4532],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ufo-news","category-waysted-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85356"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85356\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85370,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85356\/revisions\/85370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}