Naked Eyes Frontman Pete Byrne Dead At 74

Pete Byrne, frontman for the hit-making English new wave band Naked Eyes, has died. A post on the band's website today reveals that Byrne "died peacefully in Los Angeles, California, on Monday, September 14, after a brief illness." He was 74.Naked Eyes are best known for their 1982 single "Always Something There to Remind Me," a soulful, synth-powered cover of a Burt Bacharach standard that became a top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. They later hit the American top 40 three more times, with "Promises, Promises," "When The Lights Go Out," and "(What) In The Name Of Love." On those songs and others, the pairing of Byrne's impassioned vocals and bandmate Rob Fisher's space-age keyboards proved to be a winning formula.Byrne was born in Islington, North London and raised in Bath. There, he got his start in music in the late 1970s, performing as a duo with Jeff Starrs and a band called Studio. Byrne and Fisher first played together in a new wave band called Neon with future Tears For Fears members Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith from 1979-1982. Shortly afterward, Byrne and Fisher launched Naked Eyes, finding immediate success with "Always Something There To Remind Me." The band released ...