Guitarist Benjamin Curtis dies fighting cancer

Benjamin Curtis has passed away at the young age of 35.

'The Secret Machines' band member, who was diagnosed with T-Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma Cancer last year, died on December 29 at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, in New York City, Contactmusic reported.

Curtis, who was a native of Oklahoma, was also a forming member of School of Seven Bells.