RIP Rob Hirst, drummer Midnight Oil

Rob Hirst, drummer and co-founder of Midnight Oil, has died at the age of 70. He fought a three-year battle with cancer and ultimately lost

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You’re a dead set legend Rob. Been dancing to your beats for nearly 50 years and I guess I always will.

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And here’s Rob with his other band- The Backsliders. Consisting of Dom Turner and Rob and the brilliant Jim Conway on harmonica:

And talking about how he and the band wrote The Dead Heart:

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