Peter Starkie, a founding member of Australian rock band Skyhooks, has died at 72 after falling from a ladder.
"He was actually a better guitar player than both [Skyhooks member] Red [Symons] and Bob," Gudinski said. "He was a very key figure in the Melbourne music scene around that time and it is just very sad."Starkie was undertaking renovations at his mother-in-law's home in Shepparton when he fell from a ladder. He was airlifted to the Royal Melbourne Hospital but was unable to be saved.
"His daughters and his partner Dianna are still very raw. It was a silly, tragic accident with dire consequences," he said.Starkie was part of the original line-up of Skyhooks along with Steve Hill, Peter Inglis, Greg Macainsh and Freddie Strauks and formed the foundation of what the group would become. He left the group shortly after and joined Joe Camilleri in Jo Jo Zep & the Falcons.
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