Longtime drummer Andy Anderson, a former member of The Cure, has died.
He was 68.
Anderson had announced on Facebook last week that he was battling stage 4 cancer.
His death was confirmed Tuesday night by his former bandmate in The Cure, Lol Tolhurst.
"Andy Anderson was A true gentleman and a great musician with a wicked sense of humor which he kept until the end, a testament to his beautiful spirit on the last journey," Tolhurst wrote. "We are blessed to have known him."
In his Facebook announcement this month, Anderson wrote that there was "no way of returning back" from the disease, which he said was "totally covering" the inside of his body.
"No Boo Hooing, here, just be positive, for me it's just another life Experience and Hurdle, that one has to make yet another Choice in life, be cool, I most definitely am and positive about the situation," Anderson wrote.
The Cure launched in 1976, and Anderson joined the group seven years later. His arrival in the English rock band came as Tulhurst _ an original member of the group _ moved over to keyboard.
Anderson went on to play with Iggy Pop, among others, after leaving The Cure, and had recently worked as a solo artist.
