Richard Lloyd, guitarist for acclaimed NYC rockers Television, dies at 75

Richard Lloyd, the fiery guitarist of the influential New York rock band Television, has died. He was 75. Lloyd died on Saturday in Chattanooga, Tennessee, from cholangiocarcinoma, a bile duct cancer, according to a statement from Lloyd's family to The New York Times. kAm{=@J5VD 4@?EC:3FE:@?D E@ %6=6G:D:@? — 2 AC@E@\AF?< 32?5 H:E9 :?EC:42E6 92:=DE@C>D @7 8F:E2C — 96=A65 >2<6 E96> @?6 @7 E96 4:EJVD >@DE :>A@CE2?E :7 3C:67=J E6?FC65 32?5D] x? 2 E:>6 H96? A66CD DF49 2D E96 }6H *@C< s@==D 2?5 '6=G6E &?56C8C@F?5 H6C6 FA6?5:?8 C@4< 2?5 C@== H:E9 8=2>@FC 2?5 2CEJ 5:D27764E:@?[ %6=6G:D:@? 7F=7:==65 E96 86?C6VD AC@>:D6D @7 3@E9 DH2886C:?8 G:CEF@D:EJ 2?5 C6DE=6DD C6:?G6?E:@?]k^Am kAm{=@J5[ 3@C? #:492C5 y@9? p=E :? !:EED3FC89[ >@G65 E@ }6H *@C< r:EJ H:E9 9:D >@E96C 2?5 8C6H FA :? vC66?H:49 ':==286] w6 2EE6?565 |2?92EE2?VD 244=2:>65 $EFJG6D2?E w:89 $49@@=[ 3FE 5C@AA65 @FE E@ AFCDF6 >FD:4]k^Am kAm%6=6G:D:@? 7@C>65 :? `hfb 27E6C {=@J5 >6E 7C@?E >2? %@> '6C=2:?6[ E96?\32DD:DE #:492C5 w6== 2?5 5CF>>6C q:==J u:442 E9C@F89 %6CCJ ~C<[ 2? p?5J (2C9@= D46?6DE6C H9@ >2?2865 E96 =686?52CJ 7:=> 3@@6>@C23:=:2 D9@A r:?6>23:=:2[ H96C6 '6C=2:?6 2?5 w6== H@C<65] %96 32?5 H2D 2? @FE=:6C 2E E96 8C:>J =@42= 4@F?ECJ 2?5 3=F68C2DD 5:G6 32C rqvq WE96 >6>36CD 925 E@ 4@?G:?46 @H?6C w:==J zC:DE2= E@ 3@@< E96>X] *6E E96 8C@FA H@F=5 96=A EC2?D7@C> E92E 4=F3 2?5 |2IVD z2?D2D r:EJ :?E@ 9F3D 7@C AF?< 32?5D 2?5 E96 2G2?E\82C56 DF49 2D q=@?5:6[ E96 #2>@?6D 2?5 %2=<:?8 w625D]k^Am kAm(9:=6 D92C:?8 =:EE=6 :? 4@>>@? H:E9 5F6=:?8\8F:E2C 24ED DF49 2D E96 p==>2? qC@E96CD q2?5 @C Vf_D 4@?E6>A@C2C:6D E96 t28=6D 2?5 u=66EH@@5 |24[ %6=6G:D:@? 2=D@ 5C6H :ED A@H6C 7C@> E96 AC6E6C?2EFC2= C2AA@CE 36EH66? '6C=2:?6 2?5 {=@J5VD :?DECF>6?ED] (:E9 :ED @3=:BF6 =JC:4:D> 2?5 ;2KK\:?7FD65 49@C5D[ =2J6C65 @G6C 2 EH:E49J C9JE9> D64E:@? 2?5 `_\>:?FE6\=@?8 ;2>D[ %6=6G:D:@? H2D F?=:<6=J E@ 36 2 4@>>6C4:2= 9:E]k^Am kAm*6E E96 32?5 :>AC6DD65 A66CD DF49 2D {@F #665 2?5 s2G:5 q@H:6[ 2?5 D:8?65 E@ E96 >2;@C =236= t=62DE6CA:646[ =2?5:?8 2E }@] `_f @? #@==:?8 $E@?6VD C2?<:?8 @7 E96 E@A 2=3F>D @7 2== E:>6] %96 5C2>2E:4 EC:==D @7 Q'6?FDQ 2?5 >@2?:?8 A62=D @7 Q%@C? rFCE2:?Q D9@H42D65 {=@J5VD ?2EFC2= 8F:E2C =2?8F286 H:E9 '6C=2:?6[ 255:?8 FA E@ 2? F?>:DE2<23=6 2?5 :CC6A=24623=6 D@F?5]k^Am kAm%96 32?5 C6=62D65 @?6 7@==@H\FA[ `hfgVD Qp5G6?EFC6]Q qFE {=@J5[ H9@ 925 =@?8 DECF88=65 H:E9 >6?E2= 962=E9 :DDF6D[ H2D 2=D@ DF776C:?8 7C@> 5CF8 255:4E:@?[ 2?5 4@?7=:4ED H:E9 '6C=2:?6 =65 E@ E96 32?5VD 3C62D F?56C 9:D @H? ?2>6[ 2?5 A6C7@C>2?46D @? C64@C5D 3J |2EE96H $H66E 2?5 y@9? s@6 @7 E96 AF?< 32?5 )] %6=6G:D:@? 3C:67=J C6F?:E65 E@ A6C7@C> 2E E96 `hha v=2DE@?3FCJ u6DE:G2=[ 2?5 C6=62D65 2 ?6H D6=7\E:E=65 2=3F> E96 D2>6 J62C]k^Am kAmq6J@?5 :ED @H? 42C66C[ %6=6G:D:@? 3642>6 2 <6J :?DA:C2E:@? 7@C $@?:4 *@FE9 2?5 v66D6[ H9:49 D92C65 %6=6G:D:@?VD 5@H?E@H? A2?2496 2?5 4@:=D @7 8F:E2C ?@:D6]k^Am kAm{=@J5VD DFCG:G@CD :?4=F56 9:D H:76[ $96:=2[ 9:D 3C@E96C[ tC:4 2?5 9:D D@?[ sJ=2?]k^Am kAm00000k^Am