L7’s Jennifer Finch dies weeks after revealing brain cancer diagnosis
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L7 bassist Jennifer Finch has died at the age of 57, just weeks after publicly revealing a brain cancer diagnosis that had prompted fans to raise funds for her medical treatment. The band confirmed her death over the weekend in an emotional social media statement, calling her a "true original" whose "fierce spirit, humor and boundless creativity" helped shape L7, and mourning the loss of their "beloved bandmate, sister and friend."
Finch joined the American punk band in 1987 and remained a key member as L7 skirted the edges of grunge and Riot Grrrl while carving out a distinctive path of their own. She featured in the band's celebrated 1992 Reading Festival set alongside headliners Nirvana, and had been forced to withdraw from the US leg of L7's "Last Hurrah Tour" earlier this year due to illness. Tributes followed her death, including from her old friend Courtney Love.
- L7 bassist Jennifer Finch dies aged 57 from brain cancer
- Diagnosis revealed publicly only weeks before her death
- Band and Courtney Love among those paying tribute
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L7 are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in the 1980s. They became known for loud, direct songs and an all-women line-up at a time when rock music was largely dominated by men.
Jennifer Finch was L7’s bassist from 1987 and played on much of the music that made the group widely known in the early 1990s. The band was associated with punk, grunge and the feminist Riot Grrrl scene, though its members developed their own style and were not formally part of any one movement.
L7’s appearance at the 1992 Reading Festival, on a bill led by Nirvana, is often remembered as part of their rise to an international audience. Finch later left the band before returning for its reunion years, and remained a prominent figure for fans of alternative rock.
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Originally published by Clash as “L7 Bassist Jennifer Finch Dies After Brain Cancer Diagnosis”.