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Report: Talk Talk’s Mark Hollis Passes

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LONDON (CelebrityAccess) — Mark Hollis, frontman of the English synth-pop band Talk Talk, has reportedly died. He was 64.

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According to the Guardian, Hollis death broke via social media after his cousin-in-law Anthony Costello tweeted on Monday: โ€œRIP Mark Hollis. Cousin-in-law. Wonderful husband and father. Fascinating and principled man. Retired from the music business 20 years ago but an indefinable musical icon.โ€

Costello’s post was echoed by Talk Talkโ€™s bassist Mark Webb (who performed as Rustin Man) who said on Instagram: โ€œI am very shocked and saddened to hear the news of the passing of Mark Hollis. Musically he was a genius and it was anย honour and a privilege to have been in a band with him. I have not seen Mark for many years, but like many musicians of our generation I have been profoundly influenced by his trailblazing musical ideas.โ€

A London native, Hollis co-founded the Talk Talk in 1981, taking a page from groups such as the New Romantics and scored early hits wit

h “Today” and “Talk Talk.”

While the band never really became a household name in the UK, their evolving synthpop sound helped them land more solidly in Europe and North America on the strength of singles such as “Such a Shame” and “Dum Dum Girl.”

After the group dissolved in 1992, Hollis released a single solo album, the eponymously named Mark Hollis but it failed to find traction with his fans and he retired from recording.

In 2004, he was presented with a Broadcast Music Inc. Award for his work on the band’s 1984 album “It’s My Life.”

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