Martin Stoeck: Former Pur drummer is dead

Martin Stoeck
Former pur drummer is dead

Martin Stoeck

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Martin Stoeck is dead. The former drummer of the cult band Pur succumbed to cancer at the age of only 58.

The Pur community mourns the loss of the musician Martin Stoeck. The drummer died of cancer at the age of only 58. This was announced by his children Klara and Tilmann on his official Facebook page. Accordingly, Stoeck died on Wednesday, June 2, 2021 in the arms of his children.

Pure drummer couldn’t beat cancer

Unfortunately, despite all his attempts, he was unable to stop his serious illness, against which he had bravely and with “his head held high”. The loss leaves a void that no one can fill, it goes on to say.

The band mourns on Facebook

Stoeck learned to play the drums in Los Angeles, among other places, and was the permanent drummer of the band Pur around frontman Hartmut Engler, 59, from 1995 to 2015.

Martin Stoeckl

The band already expressed their condolences on Facebook and wrote about a picture of Stoeck: “We had so many, unbelievably great moments on stage and backstage.” Above all, keep your zest for life and gummy bears in your memory.

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