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Patrick Walden, Babyshambles Guitarist, Dead at 46

Patrick Walden, guitarist in the Pete Doherty-fronted band Babyshambles, has died at the age of 46.

“It is with deep regret and sadness that we share the news of Patrick Walden’s death,” Babyshambles — Doherty, Mick Whitnall, Drew McConnell and Adam Ficek — said in a joint statement. However, Walden’s tenure with Babyshambles was short-lived, as drug issues and a criminal case for assaulting his then-girlfriend (all charges were ultimately dismissed) led to his departure in 2005; he was replaced by Whitnall on the group’s second album, 2007’s Shotter’s Nation. While Walden remained in the Babyshambles orbit and occasionally performed with his former band mates, he never officially rejoined the group, which just this past March reunited at a Doherty solo gig.

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