Mark Lanegan Biography
Mark Lanegan, full name Mark William Lanegan (November 25, 1964 – February 22, 2022) was a singer, songwriter, author, and musician from the United States.
He rose to prominence as the lead singer of Screaming Trees, but he was also a member of Queens of the Stone Age and The Gutter Twins.
He recorded eleven solo studio albums, three with Isobel Campbell, and two with Duke Garwood. Lanegan’s baritone voice was described as “as scratchy as a three-day beard yet as supple and pliable as moccasin leather.”
Mark Lanegan Age at Death
Lanegan was 57 years of age at the time he died, he was born on November 25, 1964, in Ellensburg, Washington, the United States. He celebrated his birthday every year on November 25.
Mark Lanegan Cause of Death
Lanegan was hospitalized in March 2021 with severe COVID-19 and nearly died. He was temporarily deaf, unable to walk, and had been in and out of a coma for several months as a result of the disease.
Lanegan described his beliefs in a number of COVID-19 conspiracy theories in a 2020 interview, including the idea that the disease is linked to 5G technology.
He also mentioned feeling paranoid that he and his wife were being watched by technological devices. However, in 2021 he said he had concluded that the COVID-19 pandemic was a “natural event” and also admitted that “I was one of those knuckleheads who was wary of the vaccine. But I learned my lesson. I’ll be the first one to get a booster shot when it’s available in Ireland.”
Lanegan died on February 22, 2022, at the age of 57, at his home in Killarney, Ireland.
Mark Lanegan Family
On November 25, 1964, Mark William Lanegan was born in Ellensburg, Washington. In a 1996 interview with The Rocket, he stated that he used to drive a combine harvester. He had Irish, Scottish, and Welsh ancestors.
Lanegan stated that he developed an alcohol use disorder at the age of 12 and began heavily using drugs by the age of 18, having already been arrested and sentenced to one year in prison for drug-related crimes.
His parents are Mr. Lanegan (father) and Mrs. Lanegan (mother), details about his mother and father’s name and what they did for a living are currently unavailable, however, he was raised alongside his siblings.
Nevertheless, as soon as credible information about his father, mother, brothers and sisters is available, we shall update all Mark’s family members immediately.
Mark Lanegan Wife
Shelley Brien was Lanegan’s wife. In 2020, the couple relocated from Los Angeles to County Kerry, Ireland.
Mark Lanegan Career and Net Worth at Death
Lanegan had an estimated net worth of $1.2 million at the time of his death. He was an American singer, songwriter, author, and musician.
He first became prominent as the lead singer for Screaming Trees, he was also known as a member of Queens of the Stone Age and The Gutter Twins.
He recorded eleven solo studio albums, three with Isobel Campbell, and two with Duke Garwood. Lanegan’s baritone voice was described as “as scratchy as a three-day beard yet as supple and pliable as moccasin leather.”
Lanegan’s musical career began in 1984 as the frontman of the psychedelic grunge band Screaming Trees, with whom he released seven studio albums and five EPs before the band disbanded in 2000.
During his time with the band, he began a solo career, releasing his first solo studio album, The Winding Sheet, in 1990.
He subsequently released a further ten solo albums, and received critical recognition but only moderate commercial success. Following the end of Screaming Trees, he became a frequent collaborator of Queens of the Stone Age and featured on their albums Rated R, Songs for the Deaf, Lullabies to Paralyze, Era Vulgaris, and …Like Clockwork.
Throughout his career, Lanegan collaborated with a variety of artists, including Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain, with whom he recorded an unreleased album of Lead Belly covers.
In the band Mad Season, he collaborated with Layne Staley of Alice in Chains and Mike McCready of Pearl Jam.
In 2003, he formed The Gutter Twins with Greg Dulli of The Afghan Whigs, released three collaboration albums with Belle and Sebastian singer Isobel Campbell, and has contributed to releases by Melissa Auf der Maur, Martina Topley-Bird, Creature with the Atom Brain, Moby, Bomb the Bass, Soulsavers, Tinariwen, The Twilight Singers, Manic Street Preachers, and Unkle, among others.
