as a “pusher” trying to sell an unusual Madonna souvenir, died Sunday of lung disease, her former bandmates have announced., “passed away peacefully this weekend after a long battle with lung disease,” the Butthole Surfers tweeted today. “She will live in our hearts forever. RIP, dear friend.”
Taylor left the band in 1989 after experiencing seizures caused by a brain aneurysm. She underwent brain surgery in 1993. The group had an infectious No. 1 modern rock hit with “Pepper” in 1996, and she returned for some tour dates in 2009.
“When I finished my scene, about a week later, I had a sort of breakdown where I decided that I had humiliated myself so publicly, I even considered going to their house and getting my reel,” she remembered, adding that she reconsidered upon realizing, “I didn’t want the movie to come out and me not to have done my bit. So I signed.”