Angry Anderson, Rose Tattoo frontman, dies aged 79

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Gary "Angry" Anderson, frontman of Australian rock band Rose Tattoo, has died aged 79, his family and bandmates said. The ARIA Hall of Fame inductee suffered a cardiac arrest in August while on Rose Tattoo's European 50th anniversary tour and was admitted to a hospital in Germany; the band canceled a concert on 9 August and then called off the remainder of the European leg. Anderson died on Monday in Australia, surrounded by loved ones, the statement said. Anderson had a five-decade music career, achieving international chart success with his solo hit "Suddenly," and he worked as a television and film actor and a youth advocate. His life included controversy for anti-Islam views, the reports note. Born in Melbourne on August 5, 1947, Anderson grew up in Coburg; his early bands included Buster Brown, formed in 1973, before Rose Tattoo made its name with a raw, aggressive rock style.

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Angry Anderson, Australian rock legend and Rose Tattoo frontman, dies aged 79

7117d ago

Rob Arnol

@robertarnol.bsky.social

Ffs! 2026 can go fuck itself! RIP Gary ‘Angry’ Anderson. apple.news/A9HC4WjVpRQi...

6017d ago

The O.C.B.24

Dunno man... Watched this guy rant about immigrants at a concert at the Enmore many moons ago, something along the lines of "Straya, if you don't love it, leave it" kinda thing. Don't like to speak ill of the dead and all... 🤷‍♂️

MeganC14

Nah, he was a racist git.

Amber9

Honestly, he was a bigot. Good riddance

angry-goddess.bsky.social6

John Farham not doing too well either 😔

Gerg 🚩🏴4

He was a racist prick who can rot in his own piss.

Random Sarah3

Nah, fuck the racist, bigoted prick

💚🌏Myles🌏💚

@rainbowregionmyles.bsky.social

Seeing a lot of rose tinted Angry Anderson tributes today. Remember the music, sure. But don't airbrush reality, he chose hard right, anti Muslim politics and stood for an anti Islam party. Death doesn't wipe the slate clean. Don't fucking rewrite history.

5617d ago

Joan ofArc-ing2

Thank you for highlighting this. I couldn’t stand him but I hope he rests in peace.

Dan Ilic

@danilic.bsky.social

Met Angry Anderson backstage at the Hills Centre — I interviewed him for the Loud media festival. He really gave me a nice pump up as a 14 year old kid wanting to participate in media and arts — what a gift.

2917d ago

Twitter Exile9

What did you think of his Anti Islam Party stint?

Random Sarah6

“Angry Anderson likened Ms Gillard to lying puppet Pinocchio and took aim at Australian Greens leader Bob Brown. "Bob Brown pulls the strings of Pinocchio Gillard," he said to roars from the protesters telling them they were a religious minority group.” Yeah, super lovely misogynistic racist bigot

Gerg 🚩🏴2

Yeah, on his deathbed Angry Anderson received the light of Islam and unhesitatingly recited the Shahada. Even now he looks down on the Ummah from the gardens of Jannah. Truly there is no god but Allah, and Mohammad is his prophet!

Tony Abbott (Not the onion eater)1

Yeah. Nice Dan. He did some good but was also a racist, misogynist bigot.

The Life of Sharks

@thelifeofsharks.com

I see someone called 'Angry Anderson' died. A much punchier nickname than mine. 'Quietly Seething Talbot'.

3117d ago

Dancer (The)1

One of our famed Aussie bigots.

Rhett Bartlett

@rhettrospective.bsky.social

#RIP Angry Anderson, 79. The Rose Tattoo frontman, he wrote and sang the wedding song for Scott and Charlene on Neighbours. But for footy fans he will always be remembered for belting out Bound for Glory - from the Batmobile! - at the 1991 Grand Final. youtu.be/R0UAZlObzN4?...

1217d ago

Andy Fleming

@slackbastard.bsky.social

RIP former Liberal, National, and Australian Liberty Alliance candidate/supporter Mr Gary 'Angry (At Migrants & Muslims)' Anderson. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQkG...

1817d ago

Random Sarah3

With a little misogyny thrown in for fun “Angry Anderson likened Ms Gillard to lying puppet Pinocchio and took aim at Australian Greens leader Bob Brown. "Bob Brown pulls the strings of Pinocchio Gillard," he said to roars from the protesters telling them they were a religious minority group.”

Joanna1

My post per a different platform. He got to die surrounded by loved ones, safe and secure and cared for. A man who never knew real discomfort or lacked safety, but wished it in the most selfish way upon those fleeing trauma. 1/2

suthernx.bsky.social

@suthernx.bsky.social

Stand by for all the "Angry Anderson was a good bloke" quotes. He once was but he trashed his legacy with his later life racism & Islamophobia. Not mourning him in this house

1217d ago

Dr Ingrid M🪁

@ingridm.bsky.social

re-posting with alt. Character traits of the late angry Anderson.

'No' campaign can't be beaten, says Angry Anderson
By AAP Newswire
Sep 19, 2023
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Angry Anderson says he's committed to improving the lives of the Indigenous who are "forgotten".
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John Farnham may be the voice behind the
'yes' campaign but another Aussie music legend thinks the 'no' case is bound for glory.
Rose Tattoo frontman Angry Anderson has taken to social media to throw his weight behind the case against enshrining a voice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in the constitution.

916d ago

Tom Studans

@maximumwelfare.bsky.social

Angry Anderson was one of the shortest adult men I’ve ever seen in real life. RIP.

1717d ago

JanetBackstage4

Don’t punch down on height. He was a total racist. That’s enough.

Stuart Palmer4

Definitely one of the angriest Andersons.

Harvey1

You stood next to him at a urinal?

dunkingdad.bsky.social

@dunkingdad.bsky.social

very sad about Angry Anderson. growing up in suburban Melbourne in the 80s, his music taught me that it was ok to be weird

1017d ago

Metal Injection

@metalinjection.bsky.social

Rose Tattoo Frontman Gary "Angry" Anderson Dead at 79 metalinjection.net/news/rose-ta...

816d ago

𝕶𝕸ä𝕹𝕽𝖎𝖋𝖋𝖘

@kmanriffs.bsky.social

R. I. P🕯️⚰️🕯️ GARY 'ANGRY' ANDERSON 🇦🇺 79 Australian Pub Rock has lost one of its true originals. As the voice of Rose Tattoo, his attitude, grit and passion helped define a generation. A one and only, you could not be beaten! Rest easy, Angry.😞 #AngryAnderson #RIP #KMäN

1017d ago

Anthony B,

@swearyanthony.bsky.social

Whenever I see mention of "Angry Anderson" I'm reminded of Freddie Mercury calling Sid Vicious "Simon Ferocious".

1017d ago

Big T

@big-tony.bsky.social

I did not know that Angry Anderson was a racist. I need to get better informed. I did like the music though.

817d ago

Deja Vu2

I don’t remember how I learned that or when, but I am shocked at the number of people with um, raised public profiles, who stay staunchly racist. Better than karma when public awareness kills the love they need to feel 🤮

DeJenerate🎻🐨📚2

That's why I can't feel sad, apart from the earlier disillusionment

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