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Mark Linkous, 1962–2010

Mark Linkous performs at the finale for the Big Ears Festival Feb. 9, 2009. Linkous, the leader of the band Sparklehorse, committed suicide in Knoxville March 6, 2010.

Photo by Shawn Poynter, The New York Times

Mark Linkous performs at the finale for the Big Ears Festival Feb. 9, 2009. Linkous, the leader of the band Sparklehorse, committed suicide in Knoxville March 6, 2010.

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  • Mark Linkous performs at the finale for the Big Ears Festival Feb. 9, 2009. Linkous, the leader of the band Sparklehorse, committed suicide in Knoxville March 6, 2010.
  • Radiohead's Colin Greenwood posted a message on the band's Web site about Linkous, 'His first two records were very important to me, and I carried his music from the tour into my life...' Sparklehorse toured with Radiohead in Europe.
  • Linkous, frontman for Sparklehorse, was among the artists who performed last year at Knoxville's inaugural Big Ears Festival.
  • Mark Linkous performs at the finale for the Big Ears Festival Feb. 9, 2009. Linkous, the leader of the band Sparklehorse, committed suicide in Knoxville March 6, 2010.
  • Mark Linkous performs at the finale for the Big Ears Festival Feb. 9, 2009. Linkous, the leader of the band Sparklehorse, committed suicide in Knoxville March 6, 2010.
  • Mark Linkous performs at the finale for the Big Ears Festival Feb. 9, 2009. Linkous, the leader of the band Sparklehorse, committed suicide in Knoxville March 6, 2010.
  • Mark Linkous, the leader of the band Sparklehorse, committed suicide in Knoxville March 6, 2010.
  • Mark Linkous performs at the finale for the Big Ears Festival Feb. 9, 2009. Linkous, the leader of the band Sparklehorse, committed suicide in Knoxville March 6, 2010.

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