Mark Linkous R.I.P.

Everyone at Hot Press is saddened by the news that 47-year-old Mark Linkous, a.k.a. Sparklehorse, has committed suicide in Knoxville, Tennessee on Saturday.
According to a family statement, Linkous was found dead in an alley outside a friend’s house after shooting himself with his own gun.
You might like to visit www.hotpress.com/archive/1552335.html where we’ve a very illuminating Kim Porcelli interview with the native Virginian.
A fairly regular visitor to Ireland down through the years, he was a big champion of Gemma Hayes and struck up a friendship with the Ballyporeen singer.