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The late singer Mark Lanegan (Queens of Stone Age, Screaming Trees) talked about dumping bikes in the river in his memoir "Sing Backwards and Weep." He was a sm
by ilamont 4y ago
The late singer Mark Lanegan (Queens of Stone Age, Screaming Trees) talked about dumping bikes in the river in his memoir "Sing Backwards and Weep." He was a small town hellion who didn't give a FF about authority or other people's needs or feelings, and would steal bikes from the local community college at will. Once he got home or arrived at some other destination, he would toss the bikes in the river or nearest irrigation canal without a second thought.
ETA: The memoir is brutal. He did not romanticize any aspect of being part of the '90s Seattle scene, and talks about being a strung-out junkie in a way that no other rock star ever does. He deeply regrets not being there for his friend Kurt Cobain, who reached out multiple times before he took his life in 1994. Courtney Love not only forgave him, but saved Lanegan's life when he hit rock bottom in the late 90s. It's a very powerful book.
https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/mark-lanegan/sing-backwards-and-weep/9780306922794/ https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/mark-lanegan/sing-backw...
- jasonboyd 4y agoDamn. I didn't know he had passed. I liked him.
- hiptobecubic 4y agoI guess? Sounds like he was kind of an asshole.
- ilamont 4y agoIncredible singer and songwriter, messed-up human being. Not the first, won't be the last.