Celebs give Pulp’s bass guitarist Steve Mackey a rousing musical send-off at his funeral
CELEBRITIES gave Pulp bass guitarist Steve Mackey a rousing musical send-off at his funeral today.
A brass band and 25 speakers boomed out funk hits as a host of stars followed his coffin carried on a vintage Land Rover.
Steve — co-writer of the 90s band’s biggest hit Common People — died at 56 after a three-month illness.
Mourners yesterday included bandmate Jarvis Cocker, 59, ex-Oasis rocker Noel Gallagher, 55, and footie star Peter Crouch, 42, along with his wife Abbey Clancy, 37.
They were joined by actress Patsy Kensit, 55, pregnant model Daisy Lowe, 34, singer Courtney Love, 58, and fashion designer Marc Jacobs, 59.
The Joubert Singers’ 1982 hit Stand On The Word rang out as the celebs gathered at Highgate Cemetery, North London, to pay their respects.
At the time of his death three weeks ago, Steve’s widow, fashion editor Katie Grand, 51, wrote online: “After three months in hospital fighting with all his strength and determination we are shocked and devastated to have said goodbye to my brilliant, beautiful husband.”
Sheffield-born Steve, who leaves a son Marley, 26, joined Jarvis Cocker in a reformed Pulp in 1989.
After the band broke up in 2002, he produced songs for Florence and the Machine as well as working as a high-end photographer.