Mark Hollis Obituary
Mark Hollis Obituary So long out of the public eye and now lost to us. Thank you for the musical experiences Rest in Peace In 1982, when his synth-pop band Talk Talk were making a mark on the charts with the singles Talk Talk and Today , Mark Hollis said: “I want to write stuff that you’ll still be able to listen to in 10 years’ time.” Nearly 40 years later, Hollis, who has died aged 64, has left a musical legacy that seems set to last indefinitely. Although Hollis hated the way Talk Talk were packaged by their label EMI in white suits and black ties and bundled in with New Romantics such as Duran Duran (whom they supported on tour) or Ultravox , even his early songs still stand up to critical scrutiny. Talk Talk, a UK No 23 in 1982, and It’s My Life , which reached 46 on the UK chart in 1984 and 13 when reissued in 1990, are punchy, melodic and tightly focused. Talk Talk’s debut album The Party’s Over climbed to 21 in Britain, but Hollis was dreaming of greater a