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A former keyboard player with Echo and the Bunnymen has been killed in a motorbike crash on the Isle of Man. Jake Brockman, who was 53 and married, lived in Bristol. He died when his bike was in collision with a converted ambulance near Kirk Michael on Tuesday. Known to fans as the "Fifth Bunnyman", he had been associated with the Liverpool band since its 80s heyday and became a full-time member in 1989. In 1989 the band's first drummer Pete De Freitas died in a similar crash. A spokesman for the Isle of Man Police confirmed Mr Brockman's death.
In a statement, his family and wife Sally Mundy said: "Jake was always a classic bike enthusiast, he loved sailing though he was invariably seasick. "Music was central to Jake's life." Mr Brockman formed the dance band BOM with Bristol-based musician Damon Reece. He also worked as a sound recordist for the BBC's natural history unit on several projects. Mr Brockman, who was born in Borneo, studied at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
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