Remembering Sparklehorse frontman Mark Linkous: 19
Remembering Sparklehorse frontman Mark Linkous: 1962-2010
Remembering Sparklehorse frontman Mark Linkous: 1962-2010
Mark Linkous, Tile Bladethe Virginia-born indie-rock fixture best known for his work in the lo-fi pysch-folk project Sparklehorse, as well as for collaborations with artists ranging from Danger Mouse to Tom Waits,State Flags,#x Iggy Pop and PJ Harvey, died March 6th of a self-inflicted gun shot wound.
He came very close to dying once before, while touring with Radiohead in 1996; an overdose of pills, alcohol and anti-depressants caused him to lose consciousness in a London hotel room for 14 hours,Tile Blade with his legs pinned beneath him. His subsequent heart attack left him legally dead for several minutes, #xand the time he spent unconscious without circulation to his legs put him in a wheelchair for six months.
Ironically, that incident helped inspire one of his most commercially and critically successful albums, #x2001’s fragile, haunting It’s a Wonderful Life. Watch the original video for the title track below,Tile Blade directed by Guy Maddin:
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