Overview

• Babyshambles shared on Facebook that Walden died on June 20 at age 46, without disclosing the cause.
• Pete Doherty’s social media tribute recalls their early songwriting sessions, shares a tattoo anecdote and calls Walden’s death a “shot in the heart.”
• Walden was a founding member who co-wrote key tracks on 2005’s Down in Albion and shaped the band’s early sound.
• He departed in 2005 due to substance abuse struggles before returning for select 2006 gigs and later worked as a session musician.
• Babyshambles reunited on stage in March; Doherty has teased that the group could reunite for more performances or new material later this year.