Blondie drummer Clem Burke has died at the age of 70

The band said Burke had been diagnosed with cancer, and described his death as a “profound loss”.

He featured on all the Debbie Harry-fronted group’s studio albums since joining a year after their formation in 1975.

Burke was with the band from their self-titled debut, through their 1978 classic Parallel Lines, to 2017’s Pollinator.

In a statement on…