Founder and bassist of The Sweet, Steve Priest has died aged 72, his former bandmates have confirmed. News of his death was shared on Sweet’s official Facebook page, with a statement from the band’s guitarist Andy Scott reading: ‘Then there was one! ‘I am in pieces right now.
Steve Priest has passed away. His wife Maureen and I have kept in contact and though his health was failing I never envisaged this moment.
Never. ‘My thoughts are with his family x.’ He added: ‘He was the best bass player I ever played with. The noise we made as a band was so powerful. ‘From that moment in the summer of 1970 when set off on our Musical Odyssey the world opened up and the rollercoaster ride started!