<http://schema.org/articleBody>
"TV On The Radio bassist Gerard Smith has passed away at the age of 34.  The band announced the news of Smith&amp;#039;s death via their official website on Wednesday. &amp;quot;We are very sad to announce the death of our beloved friend and bandmate, Gerard Smith, following a courageous fight against lung cancer,&amp;quot; the group said in a statement. &amp;quot;Gerard passed away the morning of April 20th 2011. We will miss him terribly.&amp;quot; Smith was first diagnosed with lung cancer in March, following the recording of TV On The Radio&amp;#039;s latest album Nine Types of Light.  He immediately entered aggressive treatment and was said to be receiving &amp;quot;excellent medical care&amp;quot; which produced &amp;quot;dramatic results&amp;quot;.  Nine Types of Light was released on April 12. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a315720/tv-on-the-radio-bassist-dies-aged-34/>