Happy Mondays star Paul Ryder dies, aged 58

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Happy Mondays star Paul Ryder has died, aged 58. A statement read: “The Ryder family and Happy Mondays band members are deeply saddened and shocked to say that Paul Ryder passed away this morning.” On Twitter, Shaun hailed his brother as “a true pioneer and legend”, adding: “He will be forever missed. open image in gallery Paul and Shaun Ryder performing together as Happy Mondays in 2012 At the time of his death, Ryder, who lived in California, was still touring with Happy Mondays, and was set to perform hours after his death at Kubix Festival. Speaking about his time recording the band’s fourth album, titled Yes Please!, in 1991, Ryder debunked “the wild tales of what we got up to” in the press as “myths and spoofs”.