Mark Lanegan, the singer whose raspy baritone and darkly poetic songwriting made Screaming Trees an essential part of the early Seattle grunge scene and brought him an acclaimed solo career, died Tuesday at age 57.
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"Our beloved friend Mark Lanegan passed away this morning at his home in Killarney, Ireland," said a post on Lanegan's Twitter account, which called him "a beloved singer, songwriter, author and musician." Management company SKH confirmed the death.
No cause was given. In a memoir released last year, Lanegan said a severe case of COVID-19 left him hospitalized in a coma.
Lanegan formed the Screaming Trees in 1984 in his hometown of Ellensburg, Washington. A drummer at first, he said he was so inept he had to become a lead singer. The Trees' commercial peak came with 1992′s Sweet Oblivion and the single Nearly Lost You, which remains Lanegan's biggest hit and best-known song, thanks in part to its appearance on the soundtrack of the Cameron Crowe film Singles.
