Blitz Vega’s Kav Sandu on continuing after the death of Andy Rourke: “He knew how good he was, but he was very humble”
nme.comBlitz Vega‘s Kav Sandu has told NME about their new album made with the late The Smiths bassist Andy Rourke, and how he made an emotional promise to continue the band after his friend’s death from cancer.Rourke suffered from pancreatic cancer for five years before his death in 2023.
When he became too ill to continue recording, he urged Sandhu to continue Blitz Vega, and to ensure the duo’s album ‘Northern Gentlemen’ would get released.“When Andy made me aware he wasn’t going to get through his cancer, he wanted me to promise him two things: to make sure the album would come out, and to take Blitz Vega on the road,” Sandhu told NME. “He told me: ‘You have to promise me that.
It’s the only thing I want you to do.’ We shook hands on that promise and I gave him a hug.”Since Rourke’s death, Blitz Vega have played an emotional show at London Scala in February, when Sandhu said he could feel his old bandmate’s spirt.
He revealed: “It was like Andy was there. I felt his energy. Going on stage that night, it was lucky I wear sunglasses all the time, because it was very emotional.”Before forming Blitz Vega, Sandhu played guitar in Happy Mondays on their 2007 album ‘Uncle Dysfunktional’.
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