Florian Schneider death: Kraftwerk musician dies, aged 73

Florian Schneider, the co-founder of Kraftwerk, has died of cancer, aged 73. Schneider, who inspired a song on David Bowie record Heroes, formed the German electronic band with Ralf Hütter in 1970. Sony Berlin confirmed that Schneider died last week. Download the new Independent Premium app Sharing the full story, not just the headlines Download now Schneider remained a member of the band up until 2008, by which time they had released 10 studio albums, including the five-track record Autobahn (1974). Bowie’s experimental track “V-2 Schneider” was named after the multi-instrumentalist, who could play – among other things – the flute, guitar, saxophone and synthesiser. It is unknown...