Smiley Culture, Jeff Buckley – why the death of a star can leave you in tears

It's a weird and uncomfortable feeling for a journalist when a musician you have interviewed has diedWhen news of Smiley Culture's death during a police raid broke on Tuesday, I was as shocked as anybody. He'd only had two hits in the 80s, but his singles Police Officer and Cockney Translation pioneered a cheeky, narrative street style that reverberates through pop today. They were great, great singles and the manner of his death was shocking. But something else troubled me about his passing. Ju...

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