He defined the roar of Midwest art punk and remained one of American rock's most uncompromising voices right up to his final years

The iconoclastic leader of Rocket From the Tombs and Pere Ubu was 71 years old. He leaves an enormous "avant garage" art-punk legacy.

David Thomas, lead singer of Pere Ubu, died in his home in East Sussex, England at 71. His death was the result of "a long illness."