Overview
- Music journalist John Robb confirmed the death on Jan. 15 in Louder Than War, with no cause or exact date disclosed.
- Morris recorded The Scream (1978), Join Hands (1979) and the hit single Hong Kong Garden before exiting the band in 1979 alongside guitarist John McKay.
- After his departure, Robert Smith filled in on guitar and Budgie became the Banshees’ long‑term drummer.
- He later moved to Ireland, taught and exhibited art, ran a gallery, and recently drummed with Dublin’s Shrine Of The Vampyre, including a 2024 show titled A Banshee Left Wailing.
- He completed a memoir that had been slated for publication, and peers such as Jon Savage and Murray Chalmers praised his influence and character in public tributes.