Sometimes you get music news that knocks the wind out of your sails. Hearing that we’ve lost Andrew “Greedy” Smith is one of those pieces of information I wasn’t quite ready for.
For years he’s been the man keeping Mental as Anything’s legacy alive, the only original member still rocking. Still touring right up to the end. The band were due to start a string of shows in Victoria on Thursday. This wasn’t a guy who thought he was going anywhere.
Greedy passed away after suffering a heart attack on December 1. He was just 63 years old. He is survived by his son Harvey, fiancée Fiona Docker, brother Stuart, and a legion of Aussie music fans who will keep celebrating the music of The Mentals in his honour. Here’s a start.