Mark Linkous obituary

Singer-songwriter who made haunting music under the name SparklehorseThe American singer-songwriter Mark Linkous, who has killed himself aged 47, worked with the Flaming Lips, Daniel Johnston and Danger Mouse, but is best known for the spectral country-folk music he recorded as Sparklehorse. His songs were infused with a strong sense of intimacy and place, chronicling what Linkous called "the dangerous, spooky part of the south".Linkous was born into a coalmining family in Arlington, Virginia. H...

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