according to an interview with Midnight Oil's drummer Rob Hirst shortly after Hillman's death. References External links Hillman's website 1958 births 2020 deaths Australian rock bass guitarists Australian male guitarists Male bass guitarists Midnight Oil members New Zealand bass guitarists New Zealand male guitarists New Zealand guitarists Australian double-bassists Male double-bassists New Zealand expatriates in Australia Australian songwriters Australian expatriates in the United States New Zealand expatriates in the United States 21st-century double-bassists Deaths from cancer in Wisconsin