Jennifer Finch, the powerhouse bassist of L7 in the course of the band’s artistic peak within the Nineties, has died. That, based on her Instagram account. She was 59.
A social media publish from the band at the moment famous Finch waged “an extended brave combat with mind most cancers.” Earlier this month, family and friends launched a GoFundMe web page to assist pay for “skilled in-home nursing care, bodily and speech remedy, medical tools.” As of at the moment, that fundraiser had raised $395,000 on its objective of $350,000.
A Rolling Stone profile of the band as soon as described Finch as “an ill-behaved and untrained bassist who added prompt verve to their stay act” when she joined in 1986. She left in 1996 as a way to get sober and cope with the dying of her father. Throughout her first run with the band Finch, who additionally contributed vocals, wrote the songs “(Proper On) Through”, “Everglade” and “Shirley.”
In 1994, Finch and bandmates Suzi Gardner (guitars, vocals), Donita Sparks (vocals, guitars) and Dee Plakas (drums, vocals) performed a band known as known as Camel Lips in John Waters’ Serial Mother, performing the observe “Fuel Chamber,” which they co-wrote with Waters. Finch additionally had a small half within the 2017 movie Scumbag.
She joined Gardner, Sparks, and Plakas in L7 once more from 2014 to 2026.
Earlier than L7, Finch was in Sugar Babydoll alongside Courtney Love and future Babes in Toyland founder Kat Bjelland.
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The band issued a press release at the moment praising “Jennifer Finch, whose fierce spirit, humor and boundless creativity helped form L7 and adjusted all of our lives ceaselessly. Jennifer was a real authentic who lived completely on her personal phrases, and the affect she made on music, artwork and everybody fortunate sufficient to know her can’t be measured.”
The publish to Finch’s private Instagram account learn, “We’re devastated to announce the dying of our associate, sister, daughter, and good friend Jennifer Treasured Finch. Jennifer’s affect on the world of music was seismic; her affect on our lives, even moreso. We admire everybody’s curiosity and concern, thanks for all the sort messages. We admire some area to heal privately throughout this tough time.”
