Former UFO guitarist Paul Chapman dies aged 66

Neil Carter, Phil Mogg and Paul Chapman of UFO perform on stage at The Reading Festival on August 23rd, 1980 in Reading, Berkshire, England.
Neil Carter, Phil Mogg and Paul Chapman of UFO perform on stage at The Reading Festival on August 23, 1980 in Reading, Berkshire, England. (Image credit: Pete Still/Redferns)

Paul Chapman, former guitarist with UFO and Skid Row, has died aged 66.

The news was confirmed by his son in a Facebook post on his father’s page.

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Mike is Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com, in addition to being an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, and over a decade's experience writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as 20 years of recording and live experience in original and function bands. During his career, he has interviewed the likes of John Frusciante, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Tom DeLonge, Ed O'Brien, Polyphia, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young and many more. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock under the nom de plume Maebe.