No, he's still alive as far as I know! :-)

Prefab Sprout are one of the most wonderful, inspiring (and inspired!) talented bands ever. I do not have enough superlatives to hurl at them. Paddy is sadly overlooked as one of the most incredible songwriters ever.

You know what? That may be one of the best summaries of Mr Dolby I have ever read. The only thing I would add, for Dolby-philes is his stunning work and co-writes with Lene Lovich, especially "New Toy" which was my first introduction to him ( I didnt know it was Dolby on the Foreigner track until a year later)
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