EDWARD CHARLES JOHNSON (18-5-32 - 2-6-18)
It is with very deep sadness and a very heavy heart that I write this statement.
My beloved father passed away unexpectedly this morning whilst I was en route to Stockholm for tonight’s concert.
I am unable to cancel THE THE’s concerts over the next week due to the massive financial implications, but also in recent weeks, as his health was starting to fail, my dad had made my brother Gerard and I promise that if anything were to happen to him we would both carry on with our careers and make him proud.
Anyone who knew our dad will know what a wonderful man he was. A big man in more ways than one he was well read, funny, charming, loyal, brave, a brilliant storyteller and a man with a deep sense of social justice. Above all he was a family man who loved his large family. It has been a privilege to be his son. We spoke every day, I loved him very, very much and his loss to our family is incalculable.
Lesser people than him who might experience some of the heavy blows he suffered in life may have become embittered, yet it had the reverse affect upon him. Despite losing two sons, a wife, and suffering numerous other hardships that life threw at him, he just grew and grew as a human being and in the intensity of his warmth, kindness and empathy.
While this would normally be a private family matter I am making it public because I find myself trapped in the public eye during the coming weeks and I ask for your understanding and for bearing with me during this difficult time.
Thank you
Matt Johnson
Written with the full co-operation ofJohnson, who allowed unhindered access to his personal archives, Long Shadows, High Hopes: The Life and Times of Matt Johnson & THE THE is the first official biography of the band and is published by Omnibus Presson June 7thand there is a book launch for the special limited version of the biography at the Bishopsgate Instituteon Saturday 9thJunefeaturing a Q&A with Matt Johnson and Neil Fraser.
Currently preparing for their shows at The Royal Albert Hall, Brixton Academy and The Troxy in London, all of which sold out within minutes of going on sale, plus their sold out headline slot at Heartland Festival in Denmark and sold out show at Münchenbryggeriet in Stockholm in the first week of June, THE THE have announced the full band line up.
See more information and all dates on the COMEBACK SPECIAL page
We are very excited to announce that The Inertia Variations is now available on MUBI
The Inertia Variarions tells the story of THE THE’s disappearance from public view in 2003 and their subsequent comeback in 2017.
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Read director Johanna St Michaels introduction to the film
Currently preparing for their shows at The Royal Albert Hall, Brixton Academy and The Troxy in London, all of which sold out within minutes of going on sale, plustheir sold out headline slot at Heartland Festival in Denmark and sold out show at Münchenbryggeriet in Stockholm in the first week of June, THE THE have announced […]
Details of the publication of a new authorised THE THE biography Long Shadows, High Hopes: The Life and Times of Matt Johnson & THE THE byNeil Fraserhas been announced. Written with the full co-operation ofJohnson, who allowed unhindered access to his personal archives, Long Shadows, High Hopes: The Life and Times of Matt Johnson & […]
Pre-orders available on this website from 6th October
RADIO CINEOLA TRILOGY: A BROADCAST BY THE THE
The release of the TRILOGY box set will be marked with a Classic Album Sundays event on Wednesday October 18th at the Elgar Rooms at the Royal Albert Hall.
