Mark Linkous was a brilliant, brilliant musician. Under the name Sparklehorse, Linkous wrote some of the best music I've ever heard, and although he never achieved any commercial success, Linkous counted Radiohead, PJ Harvey, the Flaming Lips, Death Cab for Cutie, Patti Smith, Steve Albini, and many more famous figures amongst his fans.
He always did have one of the most emotionally charged voices. Apparently all he sung about was true.
Mark wrote some beautiful music, and his final solo album as Sparklehorse especially ("Dreamt For Light Years In The Belly Of A Mountain") is one of my favourites of all time. It is beautiful. We were lucky to have him, even for the short time that we did.
Rest in peace, Mark. You will always be missed.
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