Mark William Lanegan was an American singer-songwriter and author.
He was well-known as the lead singer for Screaming Trees, and also a member of Queens of the Stone Age and The Gutter Twins.
Lanegan was born on November 25, 1964, in Ellensburg, Washington. He was of Irish, Scottish, and Welsh descent.
During an interview with The Rocket in 1996, he said that he drove a combine harvester when he was younger.
Lanegan joined guitarist Gary Lee Conner, Bassist Van Conner, and drummer Mark Pickerel to form Screaming Trees in 1984.
The group was the main part of Seattle’s grunge scene, running in the same circles as bands like Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Nirvana, and Alice in Chains.
Their debut album, Clairvoyance, dropped in 1986. A decade later, they released their final album as a group; Dust.
Aside from his music career, Lanegan published a multitude of books, including, I Am the Wolf: Lyrics & Writings (2017), Sing Backwards and Weep (2020), Devil in a Coma (2021), et al.
Mark Lanegan Cause Of Death: What Happened To Mark Lanegan?
According to sources, Mark Lanegan died at his home in Killarney, Ireland but a cause of death was not disclosed.
In 2021, the musician revealed he was battling both Covid-19 and kidney disease. The disease made him temporarily deaf, being unable to walk and slipping in and out of a coma for several months.
Currently, it is unknown what illnesses are related to his demise.
He died on February 22, 2022, at the age of 57.
Legan is survived by his wife Shelley Brien.