Mark Linkous

American singer, songwriter and musician, best-known as leader of [a=Sparklehorse], born September 9, 1962 in Arlington, Virginia, USA, died March 6, 2010 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.

Mark Linkous began his musical career in punk bands, co-founding Dancing Hoods.

Mark Linkous was also a producer, working with [a=Daniel Johnston] and [a=Nina Persson] / [a=A Camp], among others. He collaborated with [a=Danger Mouse] and the film director [a=David Lynch] on “Dark Night of the Soul”, an album and photo book that was scheduled to come out in 2009, but was delayed by legal disputes between [a=Danger Mouse] and [l=EMI Records].