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February 25, 2019 10:04 pm PST

Mark Hollis, lead singer of Talk Talk, RIP

Mark Hollis, lead singer of Talk Talk, has reportedly died. He was 64. While the UK "post-rock" band may be best known for their 1984 synthy single "It's My Life," Talk Talk's true masterpiece was the much more experimental 1988 album "Spirit of Eden" that dripped with ambient, jazz, and avant-garde influences. It's an absolute stunner.

From The Guardian:

Talk Talks bassist Mark Webb, aka Rustin Man, paid tribute to Hollis on Instagram. I am very shocked and saddened to hear the news of the passing of Mark Hollis, he wrote. Musically he was a genius and it was a honour and a privilege to have been in a band with him. I have not seen Mark for many years, but like many musicians of our generation I have been profoundly influenced by his trailblazing musical ideas.

In an interview with Qs backpages at the time, later republished in the Guardian, Hollis expressed awareness that he could be a difficult geezer but that was because he refused to play that game that came with the role of musician in the spotlight.

Its certainly a reaction to the music thats around at the moment, cos most of that is shit, Hollis also said of Spirit of Eden. Its only radical in the modern context. Its not radical compared to what was happening 20 years ago. If wed have delivered this album to the record company 20 years ago they wouldnt have batted an eyelid.

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