I just logged on, slightly drunk and really not expecting to see that.

It's rare that the death of an artist hits me as viscerally as this, but Davey's really has done. A hugely influential presence who will be sadly missed.

I saw him play in 2006, and though I found the reality of an old and clearly ill man difficult after the brilliance of his work in the 60s, I will treasure that experience always.

Another link with the past severed.

Bollocks.

Tom.