As I Lay Dying frontman sentenced to six years for plotting to kill wife

May 17, 2014 10:19

Tim Lambesis said 'I do feel deep remorse' at the San Diego courtroom

As I Lay Dying frontman Tim Lambesis has been sentenced to six years in prison for plotting to kill his wife.

He was sentenced in a San Diego court yesterday (May 16) after pleading guilty to paying a police officer posing as a hitman $1,000 (£630) to kill his wife Meggan Lambesis, as well as giving over pictures of her and gate codes to their home.

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/may/17/as-i-lay-dying-singer-jailed-murder-plot" target="_blank">The Guardian reports that Lambesis' former bandmates Nick Hipa, Phil Sgrosso and Josh Gilbert were present in the courtroom to hear the sentencing, as was Meggan Lambesis' father Mike Murphy, who said to the court that the family were still concerned that she had her children were at risk. Judge Carlos Armour offered Meggan and her children 10 years' protection.

Lambesis spoke at the sentencing, commenting: "I do feel deep remorse. I want to thank you. For her prayers, which proves you still have the heart that you do."

As I Lay Dying formed in San Diego in 2000 and released six albums, including 2007's 'An Ocean Between Us', which reached Number Eight on Billboard's charts. A single from the album, 'Nothing Left', was nominated for a Grammy for Best Metal Performance.

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The 1975 frontman Matt Healy calls Razorlight's Johnny Borrell a 'wanker'

November 2, 2013 10:05

Healy says Borrell would have become a 'wanker' whether Razorlight had been successful or not

The 1975 frontman Matt Healy has branded Johnny Borrell a "wanker".

The 1975 are one of the breakthrough bands of 2013, having supported The Rolling Stones at Hyde Park over the summer and then scored a Number One album with their self-titled debut in September.

Asked by The Guardian whether he worries about success turning him into a "complete wanker", Healy replied: "No, I don't. We're not worried about becoming a bunch of wankers because the people who become wankers were always gonna become wankers. Johnny Borrell is a wanker because he's a wanker, not because Razorlight got massive."

Healy also insisted that having famous parents - his father is Auf Wiedersehen, Pet actor Tim Healy and his mother Denise Welch is a well-known Loose Women panellist - has done nothing to boost the band's career. "Who's going to care about some jumped-up kid? Listen, my parents' connections couldn't have got me anywhere," he said.

Johnny Borrell released his debut solo album, 'Borrell 1', in July and saw it sell just 594 copies in its first week on sale. The album features song titles including 'Erotic Letter', 'Ladder To Your Bed' and 'Pan-European Supermodel Song (Oh! Gina)'.

The 1975, currently on tour in the US, will return to the UK for a homecoming gig at Manchester Apollo on December 10 and a set at Blackpool Rocks on December 21. They will then play six UK dates - three in Manchester, three in London - in January 2014.

The 1975 will play:

Manchester Apollo (December 20)
Blackpool Rocks (21)
Manchester Academy (January 6, 7, 8)
London Brixton Academy (9, 10, 11)

To check the availability of The 1975 tickets and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/TICKETS now, or call 0844 858 6765 .

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