Peter Hook and Billie Joe Armstrong lead Pete Shelley tributes

Peter Hook and Billie Joe Armstrong are among a host of stars who have paid tribute to punk legend Pete Shelley following his death.
The Buzzcocks frontman passed away at the age of 63 after suffering a suspected heart attack at his home in Estonia on Thursday (06Dec18).
Tributes quickly poured in from across the music world, with his fellow Mancunian, ex-New Order and Joy Division rocker Peter thanking him for inspiring and helping him early in his career.
“Pete Shelley – a true gent! He helped us so much at the start of our career out of a sheer love for all things punk. Without Pete & the Buzzcocks I would probably still be working at the Docks. RIP mate. X,” he posted on Twitter.
Joy Division, who reformed as New Order after singer Ian Curtis’ suicide in 1980, emerged from Manchester’s punk scene to widespread acclaim after supporting the Buzzcocks on their 1979 U.K. tour.
Other rockers who took to social media to explain how Peter inspired them included Green Day’s Billie Joe and The Smashing Pumpkins leader Billy Corgan.
In an Instagram post, Billie Joe called the Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve) hitmaker an “inspiration” and added: “Buzzcocks pretty much invented a style that would influence multiple generations of lonesome hearts and weirdos. Never shy about writing beautiful melodies into loud fast punk. You are the harmony in my head.”
Billy meanwhile praised the musician’s attitude when his group opened for the Buzzcocks in their early days calling him “supportive, gracious, and encouraging” in a way that “meant so much to a young musician”.
Everything But the Girl singer Tracey Thorn, The Cure’s Lol Tolhurst, and Spandau Ballet’s Gary Kemp were also among those who paid tribute to Peter.