Jennifer Finch, founder and bassist of L7, dies

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Rest in peace.

The legendary band L7 officially announced the death of its bassist, Jennifer Finchvictim of an aggressive brain cancer that was recently detected. This news caused a great commotion in the international musical community, which had organized shortly before to provide economic support. Given the expensive medical treatment, close people and colleagues opened a fundraiser in GoFundMemanaging to raise more than 300 thousand dollars thanks to the generosity of his admirers. Despite the efforts, the disease progressed extremely rapidly.

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved bandmate, friend and accomplice, Jennifer Finch. She bravely fought brain cancer for a long time and was loved by many friends, fellow musicians and fans around the world. We love you, Jennifer.”

Founded in the mid-80s, L7 released his self-titled album in 1988. Finch He was bassist during the band's greatest commercial success in the 90s, until his departure in 1996. He then joined OtherStarPeople and The Shockerfounded Little Pusher Records and worked in photography. In 2015 he returned to L7 for their meeting and participated in the album Scatter the Rats of 2019.

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