The Specials' Terry Hall's last words were 'love, love, love', his co-patron tells Tonight with Andrew Marr

20 December 2022, 19:29 | Updated: 20 December 2022, 20:04

Frontman of Dub Pistols Barry Ashworth, shares the late Terry Hall's last words: 'Love, love, love.'

Remembering the legacy of the late musician Terry Hall, frontman of the Dub Pistols reveals his last words.

Barry Ashworth, frontman of the band Dub Pistols joined Andrew Marr to talk about the tragic death of The Specials' lead singer Terry Hall.

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Holding up a bottle of beer Barry said: "I am going to celebrate him because I've lost one of my heroes but I've lost one of my dearest, dearest friends.

"I've got nothing but love, his last words were 'love, love, love'. I'll never forget it."

Barry has made music and toured with Terry Hall. His relationship with the musician extends outside the industry as they were also co-patrons of Tonic Music for Mental Health - which supports people in the arts who are struggling with their mental health.

Barry Ashworth, says Terry Hall used his trauma to 'power on'.

Speaking with Andrew Marr Mr Ashworth said one of the "wonderful things" about Terry Hall was how he openly spoke about his trauma and mental health.

"It was well documented that he had mental health issues caused by things that happened early in his life."

Andrew Marr: "Let's not pussyfoot around that he was raped by a teacher."

"Yes he was kidnapped by a paedophile gang and one of them was his teacher, he openly spoke about that. And me and him became patrons for Tonic Music for Mental Health," Barry replied.

The musician said Terry hall used his hardship "to power on, he wasn't going to let it break him".

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Earlier in the show, Andrew Marr spoke to Dave Davies who founded The Kinks.

Andrew asked about the impact of mental health on creating music acknowledging Dave's own depression.

"It's a double-edged sword because creativity is sometimes born out of pain," he explained.

Dave Davies speaks about merging mental health struggles with music.