Mark Lanegan, grunge icon and Screaming Trees singer, dead at 57
nypost.coma post published on his official Twitter account. “Our beloved friend Mark Lanegan passed away this morning,” the tweet read. “A beloved singer, songwriter, author and musician he was 57 and is survived by his wife Shelley.
No other information is available at this time. We ask Please respect the family privacy.”The singer’s shocking death comes just months after he spoke candidly about his months-long battle with COVID-19, which led to hallucinogenic visions and a medically-induced coma.Our beloved friend Mark Lanegan passed away this morning at his home in Killarney, Ireland.
A beloved singer, songwriter, author and musician he was 57 and is survived by his wife Shelley. No other information is available at this time.
We ask Please respect the family privacyLanegan, along with his close friend Kurt Cobain, was considered one of the key figures of the grunge music genre, which originated in Seattle during the late 1980s.
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