Tom Verlaine

Remembering the musical greats we lost in 2023

In 2023, we lost iconic performers and characters who filled the world with their music. NME remembers them

Patti Smith pens heartfelt Tom Verlaine tribute: “There was no one like Tom”

"As I watched Tom play, I thought, Had I been a boy, I would’ve been him"

Tributes paid after Television icon Tom Verlaine dies, aged 73

“I’ve lost a hero,” says R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe
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