RIP Pete Way

[Gluvhand]

Another one gone. Pete Way, formerly of UFO, passed today from injuries sustained in an accident a couple of months back.

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[Killed_by_Death]

Wow, only days after his birthday!

He also formed FastWAY with FAST Eddie:

 

[Gluvhand]

Wow, only days after his birthday!

He also formed FastWAY with FAST Eddie:

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Yeah but didn't even play on the debut album.

 

[Iroquoisroadwarrior]

Pete was one of my biggest influences.
RIP boss

 

[fretter]

I saw Waysted open for Iron Maiden during the Somehwere in Time era. The UfO stuff is legendary, of course. I have a promo copy of this album.

 

[HearNoStevil]

I remember when he played with Ozzy for a very short time in the 80's. He was fired because he was too crazy for Ozzy.

Think about that for a second. Too crazy for OZZY.

Dude cheated death for decades with various chemicals, then a simple accident got him.

RIP Pete Way.

 

[fretter]

I remember when he played with Ozzy for a very short time in the 80's. He was fired because he was too crazy for Ozzy.

Think about that for a second. Too crazy for OZZY.

Dude cheated death for decades with various chemicals, then a simple accident got him.

RIP Pete Way.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

 

[Michedelic]

Wow, only days after his birthday!

He also formed FastWAY with FAST Eddie:

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The young pup on vocals is Dave King, now frontman/leader of Flogging Molly. They’ve been a big deal for quite a while, but I got to see them in a small club in Santa Monica all the time, way back.

 

[DrayMiles]

Wow, only days after his birthday!

He also formed FastWAY with FAST Eddie:
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Eddie hired me to replace a bass line played by Phil Soussan. I met him through Gerry Bron.
I spoke to him before he passed and he said it was hell getting the last Fastway album done.

 

[mattj1stc]

Sorry to hear this. One of the great 70s/80s era bassists.

 

[Guild B301]

Pete Way was a rock star. There aren’t too many people who still act like a rock star. He did.
R. I. P.

 

[BassFishingInAmerica]

For me, Strangers in the Night always made the list of greatest live albums ever.
Great band, great bassist.

 

[Artman]

Saw him perform with UFO, then again with FastWay. He was good.

 

[Blaze Barlow]

For me, Strangers in the Night always made the list of greatest live albums ever.
Great band, great bassist.

I had many of their albums..Lights Out was one of my favorites.

 

[Blaze Barlow]

Another one gone. Pete Way, formerly of UFO, passed today from injuries sustained in an accident a couple of months back.

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I was listening to UFO before anybody had heard of them..

 

[Syd Rayne]

Sad news indeed. Loved classic era UFO. He's the reason I had to get Thunderbird basses.

 

[FronTowardEnemy]

Great bass player and band. I’ll be 50 in a couple of months and recall all the times sitting in basements blazing to UFO albums as a teenager.

RIP Pete.

 

[Lackey]

Don't know the man - any iconic tracks? Any iconic crazy stories? Let's hear some tales in honor of the man!

 

[Guild B301]

Don't know the man - any iconic tracks? Any iconic crazy stories? Let's hear some tales in honor of the man!

Read the book. It’s got a lot (but not nearly all) of them.