Devo's guitarist and founding member Bob Casale died unexpectedly yesterday, February 17th, from heart failure aged 61.
Casale, referred to as "Bob 2," played in Devo for over 40 years, performing on all of the group's nine full-length albums, assisting in the production for several releases, and touring as recently as 2013.
Bob's brother and Devo bass player Gerald Casale, posted a statement:
"As an original member of Devo, Bob Casale was there in the trenches with me from the beginning.
He was my level-headed brother, a solid performer and talented audio engineer, always giving more than he got.
He was excited about the possibility of Mark Mothersbaugh allowing Devo to play shows again.
His sudden death from conditions that lead to heart failure came as a total shock to us all.
-Gerald Casale, Devo founder"
