The Fall singer Mark E Smith dies aged 60

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I don't think too many on the forum would know Mark E Smith or his band The Fall, but a bit of a sad day for me growing up listening (and dancing to in particular Mr Pharmacist) their music.

Mark E Smith, the distinctive frontman of Manchester post-punk band The Fall, has died aged 60.

Pam Van Damned, the band's manager, said he died at home on Wednesday morning and a more detailed statement would follow "in the next few days".

Paying tribute, Smith's former bandmate Marc Riley said the singer "taught me a lot about life and he taught me a lot about music".

Smith famously hired and fired more than 60 bandmates.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42811968

1/25/1812:16 AM

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