Flipboard Culture Desk<p>Clem Burke, the drummer for Blondie, died today at age 70 from cancer. A statement signed by co-founders Debbie Harry and Chris Stein referred to Burke as "the heartbeat of Blondie." Burke drummed for Eurythmics, the Ramones, Bob Dylan, Iggy Pop, Slinky Vagabond and the Go-Go's in his decades-long career. He also had his own band, Chequered Past, with Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones, Blondie's Nigel Harrison, Tin Machine's Tony Fox Sales and singer/"MacGyver" actor Michael Des Barres. Here's <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@Variety" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Variety</span></a></span>'s tribute to him.</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/2db9Tu" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/2db9Tu</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Blondie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blondie</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/ClemBurke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClemBurke</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Entertainment</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RIP</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/InMemoriam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InMemoriam</span></a></p>