25 November 2023

American singer-songwriter MARK LANEGAN was born on 25 November 1964
in Ellensburg, Washington. Happy 59 to the singular artist with one of the most
impressive baritone voices ever in rock.

He was the frontman of grunge band Screaming Trees (1984-2000). He started
a successful solo career and also played/recorded with multiple artists such as
Queens Of The Stone Age, Isobel Campbell, The Gutter Twins with Greg Dulli, Soulsavers
and many more.

In March 2020 Lanegan was infected with Covid-19, went into a coma, he couldn’t
walk for months, and got completely deaf. While recovering he started to write a
memoir called Devil In A Coma. More info about the book here.

On 22 February last year, he passed away. No cause of death was revealed. R.I.P.

Brilliant Screaming Trees track ‘Halo of Ashes’.

MARK LANEGAN: Bio – Discography