Is Shaun Ryder soon to be dead?

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I was watching the Channel 4 documentary about Factory on Sunday night and was shocked by his appearrance. His right arm was also shaking violently. I thought he was masturbating at first (well, it is Shaun Ryder) but it later transpired it was some nervous affliction, no doubt brought on by the sustained war against his brain cortex that he's been conducting for years.

It was a bit like seeing ex Chancellor Nigel Lawson after he'd lost weight, only in reverse. In his case, he wasn't ill, but I suspect Ryder's not long for this world.

Anyway judge for yerself:

http://asp1.smibase.com/ryder/ryder3.ram

He also looks a bit like Anakin Skywalker post-demasking in ROTJ, as one of my colleagues pointed out.

― Nathan Barley, Thursday, 11 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Well, it would hardly be a surprise really. I hope he's not down as an organ donor, imagine ending up with his liver.

― electric sound of jim, Thursday, 11 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

God yes, I was shocked. He looked about 30 years older and talked with a horrible croak. His eyes were permanently half-closed, and at one point he had to grab his right arm with his left to stop it shaking so much. We'll see how long he lasts.

― Ally C, Thursday, 11 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

it seems to be a Manc tradition, this dying young business....Curtis, Hannett, Gretton.....Definitely "leave a not particularly good looking corpse" in the last two cases.

― MarkH, Friday, 12 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

he looked bloody awful didn't he, plus he's probably gutted about being kicked out of Australia for overstaying his visa.

― chris, Friday, 12 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

There but for the grace of God...

― Dr. C, Friday, 12 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

one month passes...

If they want to stop people taking drugs all they have to do is show the clip of shaun ryder.

― N/A, Monday, 13 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

[Dr.C was the original singer in the Happy Mondays but Royal Family & The Poor commitments saved him from a life of ruin]

― N., Monday, 13 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Says who?

― Dr. C, Monday, 13 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Tony Wilson in his funderstanding book.

― N., Monday, 13 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

it seems to be a Manc tradition, this dying young business....Curtis, Hannett, Gretton.....Definitely "leave a not particularly good looking corpse" in the last two cases.

sorry, is Rob Gretton dead?

― DV, Monday, 13 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Yep. Couple of years ago.

― Pete, Monday, 13 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

one year passes...

What happened then? Where did you find out that he was dead?

― Kalle, Friday, 11 July 2003 17:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Gretton? That's pretty well known. As for Ryder, having seen the interview clip on the 24 Hour Party People DVD...argh.

The Royal Family and the Poor are everywhere in my life this week, it seems. At least thanks to those reissues.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 11 July 2003 17:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Ryder looked better in the photos in Ucunt this month. But not much.

Don't buy the RFATP reissues, Ned - even *you* can live without them.

― Dr. C (Dr. C), Friday, 11 July 2003 18:57 (twenty-two years ago)

In the Guardian (I think) he said he was feeling much better (response from interviewer: 'he doesn't look it').

― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 11 July 2003 19:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Don't buy the RFATP reissues, Ned - even *you* can live without them.

No, no, I have them already! They got sent to me for reviewing purposes!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 11 July 2003 19:00 (twenty-two years ago)

what's wrong with RFATP? are they a bit shit?

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Saturday, 12 July 2003 01:35 (twenty-two years ago)

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