{"id":7546,"date":"2023-09-10T06:07:37","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T06:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latestnews.top\/2023\/09\/10\/silverchair-frontman-daniel-johns-leads-tributes-to-young-newcastle-musician-after-he-was\/"},"modified":"2023-09-10T06:07:37","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T06:07:37","slug":"silverchair-frontman-daniel-johns-leads-tributes-to-young-newcastle-musician-after-he-was","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latestnews.top\/silverchair-frontman-daniel-johns-leads-tributes-to-young-newcastle-musician-after-he-was\/","title":{"rendered":"Silverchair frontman Daniel Johns leads tributes to young Newcastle musician after he was"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Silverchair frontman Daniel Johns<\/a> has led tributes to a young Newcastle musician after he was tragically hit and killed by a train in May.<\/p>\n

The famous singer took to Instagram on Sunday to share a special tribute to Sam Murphy, who was killed at Cardiff Station on a night out on May 21, aged 23.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A fundraiser ‘Shred For Sam’ will be held on Sunday at The Newcastle Hotel to pay tribute to Sam’s love of rock music and serve as a fundraiser for his family.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Daniel’s tribute began: ‘A talented and loving young man Sam Murphy was tragically hit by a train and killed.<\/p>\n

‘Sam was a beautiful son to De, a supportive brother to Cheyenne, a loyal cousin to Lachlan, a respected bandmate and a friend to many.’\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Silverchair frontman Daniel Johns (pictured) has led the tributes to Sam Murphy, a young Newcastle musician who was tragically hit by a train in May\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

After reading a story about Sam and seeing a photo of the young man’s best friend Zane Fleming wearing a Silverchair T-shirt, Daniel decided to reached out to Sam’s family.<\/p>\n

‘We spoke about honouring Sam and making sure his legacy and love of music was never forgotten,’ Daniel wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He went on to encourage fans to leave a loving message.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The famous singer took to Instagram on Sunday to share a special tribute to Sam (pictured) who was killed at Cardiff Station on a night out on May 21, aged 23<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

‘Like me, most of you won’t have met Sam but it would mean a lot if you could leave a message of support for him here or elsewhere,’ he wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He confirmed that the show will be on Sunday, with Zane’s band Lost Plaza being in the line-up.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Shred For Sam line-up also includes Catpiss, Tyrants, Lamphead, Lost Plaza, Handsome Alice, Ryan Jack, Finnian Johnson, Charlii Ben, and G.A.G.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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After reading a story about Sam and seeing this photo of the young man’s best friend Zane Fleming wearing a Silverchair T-shirt, Daniel decided to reached out to Sam’s family\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

‘To Sam’s family including De, Cheyenne and Lachlan, my heart goes out to you all. Please stay strong for each other and know that you are not alone in this.’\u00a0<\/p>\n

He added a special message to Sam.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘To Sam, your legacy and your life will be celebrated and one day when the time comes we will meet wherever we go next and jam together,’ he wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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A fundraiser ‘Shred For Sam’ will be held on Sunday at The Newcastle Hotel to pay tribute to Sam’s love of rock music and serve as a fundraiser for his family\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

‘You might have to remind me how to play some of the old Silverchair songs again,’ he finished, with a love heart.<\/p>\n

Sam had just completed a Bachelor’s degree of Communication at the University of Newcastle and intended to join the airforce.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The festival organiser is Ben Hastings, who was Sam’s best friend from his school days at St Paul’s Catholic College at Booragul.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sam’s mother De Murphy told The Newcastle Herald that she would be at the concert, along with daughter Cheyenne, 22.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘I think it’s beautiful that Ben’s organised this, it really means a lot,’ De told the publication.<\/p>\n

‘It’s a beautiful honour to him as he was obsessed with music.’<\/p>\n

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Daniel encouraged his fans to leave a loving message for Sam and his family\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Other bands took the time to share a tribute to Sam, including friend Zane Flemming, who was previously in the band\u00a0Mission: Banana, with Sam.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Zane told The Newcastle Heral<\/a>d that Sam inspired him with guitar and was supportive of his musical ambitions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘Sam definitely helped and inspired me with guitar because it’s not my first instrument,’ Zane said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘It was really cool to have him there to help me make the transition.’\u00a0<\/p>\n

Organiser Ben paid tribute to Sam saying he was the ‘funniest dude’ and his laughter was ‘contagious’ to others.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Pictured L-R: Ben Gillies, Daniel Johns and Chris Joannou of Silverchair in October, 2001<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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