Mark Linkous is best remembered for his works with Sparklehorse. Mark Linkous who was also the producer for Daniel Johnston’s 2003 album “Fear Yourself,” had also joined hands with Danger Mouse for “Dark Night of the Soul”. Mark Linkous was in his 40’s and was working on a new album. No more information about the death of the musician has been made available as of yet. Expectedly, in the coming days, further light will be shed on the matter.

Mark Linkous‘ life has been as dramatic as his compositions which were often a product of sheer pain that the man went through in his own life. It is being said that Mark Linkous actually stopped breathing for a couple of minutes after he engulfed a poisonous mix of Valium alongside some high dosed antidepressants in the U.K.

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