Pretty Things singer, Phil, dies aged 75 after bike accident

Phil May, singer with The Pretty Things has died from surgery after a cycling accident.

He was 75.

The English rock band who were massive in the 60s released this statement:

“Phil May passed away at 7.05 a.m. on Friday 15 May at the Queen Elizabeth hospital, Kings Lynn, Norfolk. He had been locked down in Norfolk with his family and, during the week Phil had suffered a fall from his bike and had undergone emergency hip surgery, after which complications set in.

“Phil had been in poor health for some time when the Pretty Things played their last live concert, ‘The Final Bow,’ on 13 December 2018 at the Indigo, O2 where they were joined onstage by old friends David Gilmour and Van Morrison.” The Pretty Things had UK hits “Don’t Bring Me Down,” “Honey I Need,” and “Cry to Me” but are now best known for 1968’s classic 

SF Sorrow, which is widely regarded as the first rock opera. The Pretty Things never broke up and continued to play, in various incarnations, through 2018.

They were cited as an influence by a wide range of artists from David Bowie to Jimi Hendrix to Kasabian.

They took their name from Willie Dixon’s 1955 song “Pretty Thing”. A pure rhythm and blues band in their early years, with several singles charting in the United Kingdom.

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