Paul Hardcastle’s son has died in a bike accident.
Paul Hardcastle’s son has died in a bike accident
The 68-year-old musician – whose observe 19 topped the UK Singles Chart for 5 weeks in 1985 – revealed the tragic information as he paid tribute to his “tremendous gifted son” Paul Jr, 35, in an Instagram put up.
Hardcastle wrote on the social media platform: “Simply to let you realize that my tremendous gifted son Paul Hardcastle Jnr was in a deadly bike accident earlier and has sadly died. RIP son love Dad.”
Paul Jr adopted his father into music and was identified for taking part in the saxophone and DJing.
He featured on his dad’s 2008 album Hardcastle 5 and carried out the document’s closing observe Take 1.
Former The Solely Manner Is Essex star James Argent led tributes to Paul Jr.
He wrote: “I am so sorry mate, pondering of you all. Heartbreaking.”
Presenter Hayley Palmer penned: “Paul, I do not even have the phrases – I’m so so sorry to listen to this. Heartbreaking. Am pondering of you Paul xx.”
Sophie Dunne, a photographer and studio proprietor who labored with Hardcastle Jr at a number of occasions, mentioned she was “attempting to course of the totally heartbreaking information of the lack of probably the most gifted, variety and energetic individuals I’ve ever had the privilege of working alongside”.
She added: “Each occasion we shared was electrical – by no means an individual on a seat, simply pleasure, power, and smiling faces in each second I captured.”
Paul Jr’s father rose to fame in the course of the Eighties when his breakthrough hit 19 – a reference to the common age of US troopers who fought within the Vietnam Conflict – went to the highest of the charts in 13 international locations.
The musician additionally wrote The Wizard – the theme tune for the BBC music present High Of The Pops – in 1986 earlier than he switched to manufacturing.
Hardcastle beforehand revealed how he had needed to be a motorcycle racer earlier than turning his consideration to music after being hospitalised for nearly 4 months following a critical accident.
The star instructed Virgin Radio’s My 80s Playlist in 2024: “I got here out, I had compound fractures on my femur, my tibia, and fibula. Half of it was my fault, as a result of I used to be going too quick, however somebody pulled out as properly.
“I used to be in (hospital) for 4 months, I had nothing to do. I used to be simply listening to the radio.
“I had accomplished music with my dad, after I was about eight years previous, I went round Berlin. We lived in all places, wherever that he was getting gigs.
“I used to be type of a novelty as a result of I may play the drums and do some little bit of type of singing and play a bit of little bit of guitar.”
