See One Of ANGRY ANDERSON's Final Video Interviews, Recorded Days Before His Heart Attack

On July 31, 2026, ROSE TATTOO vocalist Gary "Angry" Anderson sat down backstage at the Skogsröjet festival in Sweden for an interview with Roppongi Rocks's Stefan Nilsson. A few days later, the Australian rock legend suffered a cardiac arrest and the rest of the European farewell tour was canceled. Angry never recovered and passed away in Sydney on September 21, 2026. He was 79 years old.

In what turned out to be one of his final interviews, Angry talked about 50 years of ROSE TATTOO and approaching 80 himself, his many connections with fellow Australian rockers AC/DC, bloody stage antics back in the day, missing his daughter's birth due to being on tour (and writing the hit song "Suddenly" about it),his acting career (including "Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome" with Mel Gibson and Tina Turner),his charity work, being swamped by Japanese "Mad Max" fans in the U.S. and much more.

At the time of Angry's hospitalization, ROSE TATTOO had nine shows remaining on the "One Last Ride" tour, with the trek set to conclude on August 21 in Busdorf, Germany.

ROSE TATTOO was scheduled to play several farewell shows in Australia in September, including in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane.

ROSE TATTOO's music has inspired countless artists, while classics including "Bad Boy For Love", "Rock 'N' Roll Outlaw", "Nice Boys" and "We Can't Be Beaten" remain staples of Australian rock culture.

ROSE TATTOO has released a total of eight studio albums: "Rose Tattoo" (1978),"Assault & Battery" (1981),"Scarred For Life" (1982),"Southern Stars" (1984),"Beats From A Single Drum" (1986),"Pain" (2002),"Blood Brothers" (2007) and "Outlaws" (2020).

Six former ROSE TATTOO members have died in recent years, including four of the original recording lineup: Dallas Royall (1991),Peter Wells (2006),Ian Rilen (2006),Mick Cocks (2009) and Lobby Loyde (2007),who was a member between October 1979 and September 1980, and Neil Smith (2013),who played bass temporarily prior to Loyde.

From the band's first gig on New Year's in 1976, ROSE TATTOO had rarely strayed from its mantra of being the best barroom blues-based rock band in the world. For 50 years, the one constant was Anderson, whose vocals told the story of bars, booze, fights and love, mostly lost.

ROSE TATTOO had toured relentlessly in Australia and Europe, with the occasional jaunt into the U.S., gathering fans along the way.