Dave Kendall, who as the taste-making creator and former host of the long-running MTV music video show 120 Minutes introduced alternative rock and underground music to a generation of fans in the 1980s and ’90s, has died. He was 63.
His death was confirmed by MTV in an Instagram post and by Matt Pinfield, a close friend who succeeded Kendall as host of 120 Minutes. Neither provided information about the cause, time or location of Kendall’s death. In recent years he had been living in Bali, Indonesia.
Originally from Britain, Kendall arrived in New York City in November 1984 on an exchange program through the London School of Economics. He soon dropped out and immersed himself in the vibrant local music scene, writing for the East Village Eye and the British publication Melody Maker.
