“such a shame” and “It’s my life” – the Hits of singer and Songwriter Mark Hollis were synth-Pop tunes in the 1980s. Fans and friends mourn the loss of the Talk Talk front man, has died at the age of 64.
The death of the British singer and frontman of the Band Talk Talk, Mark Hollis, has caused consternation among former colleagues and Fans. Many fellow musicians have expressed their appreciation for Hollis. His longtime Manager Keith Aspden had confirmed the death today.
“Sadly, it is true,” said Aspden. Hollis had died after a short illness, he has recovered,. He was 64 years old.
“Great musical innovators”
“We will remember his Talent, and his music will live on,” said singer Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran on Twitter. He praised Hollis as “one of the great musical innovators”.
Spandau Ballet guitarist Gary Kemp wrote, Hollis didn’t leave “so much of what moves us”. According to the Post-Punk Band “The The” was he “for some of the best albums of the 1980-ies and early 1990-ies”. Also, the actor Elijah Wood (“Lord of the rings”) tweeted that he was sad.
British media had reported on Monday evening about the death on a remote family member of Hollis and former Talk Talk bassist Paul Webb called.
Webb, the Man calls himself as a solo artist, in the meantime, Rustin, said he was “very shocked and sad”. He stressed: “As a musician, he was a genius. It was an honor and a privilege to be with him in a Band.” Webb acknowledged that he had not seen the Ex-band mates for years.
on 4. January 1955 in the London district of Tottenham-born singer and guitarist had formed Talk Talk in 1981 in London. The Band recorded five Studio albums, including “It’s My Life” (1984), contained the with “such A Shame”, “Dum Dum Girl” and the title song, some of their most famous Songs.
pursuit of slowing down
However, the quick, superficial fame, appearances on “Top of the Pops”, the Videos, even the prospect of being with his Band Talk Talk to the world star – all that was not enough for the British at some point. Hollis sought to slowing down, to abstraction, to the tonal sophistication – with a Sound that approached Jazz, and neo-classic the silence.
Mark Hollis: First of all, Rock and Pop, then his style changed to a silent, avant-garde music.
So he established the new Genre “Post-Rock” and influenced Tree great English Bands as Radiohead, Elbow, or Porcupine. With the Talk Talk albums “Spirit Of Eden” (1988) and “Laughing Stock” (1991) was Hollis, the hero of the Pop avant-garde.
in 1991 the group broke up. Hollis published in 1998 a self-titled solo album. “Space has always been important to me. It is better that you are only playing one Note well than two badly,” said the musician at the time of the solo debuts. He then retired from the music business, and also largely from the Public, because he wanted to devote himself to his family.
