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June 8, 2OO4 RobertQuine, 61, Punk RockGuitarist' Dies

By BENSISARIO 1970'sand 80's who obertQuine, a notedguitarist of the NewYork rock scene of the p[v"d*tn'nrchard H-ell, and others, died last week in hishome in Manhattan' Hewas 61. policefound Hewas found dead by the police on Saturday, said James Marshall, a friend' The examiner's a noteanO said they believed the deathwas a suicidebut areawaiting a medical reoort.Mr. Marshalisaid he believed Mr. Quine died on May31'

In the loudworld of NewYork punk, where crude simplicity trumped most conventional on notionsof musicalskill, Mr. guine stood out as a stylishvirtuoso. His guitar, first hearcl from i'etinfCeneration," the i97i albumby RichardHell and the Voidoids, borrowed equally pulse rocfaOitiy, andthe Velvet Undergiound, giving the musica quic( agitated andan explosivepower. 'n' with ,'Hewas an extraordinary mixture of taste,intelligence and rock rollabilities, coupled played rajori".nniqre anda siholar'smemory for everydecent guitar lick ever underthe musicalsun," Mr. Reed said.

TheVoidoids made only two albums,but Mr.Quine's versatility gave him a longcareer as a 'TheBlue sidemanand studio guitarist. Hired 6y Lou Reed to playon hisstark 1982 ahum wasmore restrained and atmospheric. Mask,"Mr. Quine played in a stylethat "the praisedthe guitarwork on the album,saying in a reviewthat intuitiveresponsiveness notesand b"t*""n toi neeOand Robeft Quine is a quietsummit of guitarists'interplay:the in the focus noL" tour.and dive, scudding almost formlessly until they're suddenly caught up of a rhythm." hisfellow musicians, he had Mr.Quine was an anomaly in thepunk scene. Older than most of nearlybald, and wore button-down shifts and sport coats and a lawdegreeand was "deranged describedhis appearance as that of a insurancesalesman'"

Beforehe movedto NewYork in 1971,he was a greatfan ofthe VelvetUnderground, Mr' n""o'i gildoreaking 1960'sart-rock band, and attended dozens of its concerbin St' Louis themwith a hand-heldcassette deck. Some of andon ihe WestCoast, dutifulry recording "Bootleg inoserecorOings were;eleased in 2001ai a three-CDset, Series,Vol. 1: TheQuine Tapes."

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job In Newyork Mr.Quine became involved with the rockscene around 1975 after taking a at Cinemabilia.a bookstore. Mr. Hell and , who then played togetherin ihe bandTelevision, worked at the store,and when Mr. Hell, a bassist,started the Voidoids,he recruited Mr. Quine.

Besideshis work with the Voidoids and Mr. Reed, Mr. Quine also played with ,Material, , , and ' In the90's he played extensivelywith MatthewSweet and . He also made duo recordings with the guitaristJody Harris and the drummer . - Thefour original members of theVoidoids - Mr.Hell, Mr' Quine, Ivan lulian and Marc Bell "Oh," "Beyond reunitedto recorda song, whichwas released on the 2001compilation album Cyberpunk."

Bornin Akron,Ohio, Mr. Quine graduated from Earlham College in Richmond,Ind., and the WashingtonUniversity law school in St. Louis.

Mr.Quine's wife, Alice, died last August. His uncle, the philosopher W. V. Quine, died in 2000' Heis survived by a brother,William, of Visalia,Calif'

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