Tributes are pouring in after the loss of life of Screaming Bushes vocalist Mark Lanegan, a pioneering grunge musician the band Rubbish referred to as "a really gifted artist blessed with honey dipped tones, gone far too quickly."

Lanegan handed away at his residence in Killarney, Eire, on Tuesday morning, his consultant confirmed on Twitter. He was 57.

A reason for loss of life has not been revealed.

"A beloved singer, songwriter, writer and musician he...is survived by his spouse Shelley," the tweet stated. "No different data is accessible right now. We ask please respect the household privateness."

Born in Ellensburg, Washington, Lanegan made his method by the Seattle music scene to develop into one of many trailblazers of grunge and various rock music. He rose to prominence after forming the band Screaming Bushes in 1984.

With Lanegan helming the vocals, Screaming Bushes turned probably the most well-known bands within the style, together with different standard grunge teams corresponding to Nirvana and Pearl Jam. Lanegan was recognized for his deep voice and commenced a profitable solo profession within the early Nineteen Nineties.

Because the grunge scene unfold all through the U.S., Screaming Bushes discovered itself on the Billboard Prime 10 charts in mainstream rock with the singles "All I Know" and "Practically Misplaced You."

Mark Lanegan
Tributes from the music world are pouring in for Mark Lanegan. The grunge pioneer, who made his identify because the lead singer of the group Screaming Bushes, died in Eire on the age of 57. Quite a lot of grunge artists and bands remembered Lanegan as information of his loss of life unfold. Right here, Lanegan may be seen throughout a live performance in France in 2019. Sylvain Lefevre/Getty

Whereas Screaming Bushes formally broke up in 2000, Lanegan maintained a presence in music by collaborations with different artists and bands, together with Queens of the Stone Age, a rock group that has been nominated for seven Grammy Awards.

Queens of the Stone Age is well-known for collaborating with different musicians who grew out of the grunge scene. This contains contributions from Dave Grohl, former Nirvana drummer and the present guitarist of the Foo Fighters.

As information of Lanegan's loss of life continued to make headlines, high artists throughout the various rock scene paid tributes to the pioneering grunge singer on social media.

"Terribly saddened to listen to the information of the passing of Mark Lanegan," stated a press release from Rubbish—usually thought of probably the most standard post-grunge bands of the trendy period. "A really gifted artist blessed with honey dipped tones, gone far too quickly."

Peter Hook, co-founder of the English rock bands Pleasure Division and New Order, additionally weighed in, calling Lanegan "a beautiful man."

"[Lanegan] led a wild life that a few of us may solely dream of," Hook stated on Twitter. "He leaves us with unbelievable phrases and music! Thank god that by all of that he'll dwell without end. RIP Mark. Sleep effectively. Love Hooky. X."

Tim Burgess, the lead singer of English rock group the Charlatans, additionally commented on the loss of life of Lanegan.

"Oh no. Horrible information that Mark Lanegan has left us," Burgess stated, including a damaged coronary heart emoji on Twitter. "Protected travels man - you may be missed."

Tad Doyle, the lead singer and founding father of grunge band TAD, supplied "my heartfelt condolences to the surviving household and followers of the immense expertise that was Mark Lanegan."

Charles Peterson, probably the most well-known photographers of the Nineteen Nineties, stated merely in a press release on Fb, "god dammit" adopted by an image of Lanegan.

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"I all the time had completed probably the most extremely shi**y issues and had probably the most unimaginable love from folks that I barely knew who've saved me," Lanegan stated.

Newsweek has reached out to Queens of the Stone Age for remark.