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The Cd In Your Hand by Mark E. Smith

Artist Biography For Mark E. Smith

Mark E. Smith 5 March 1957 - 24 January 2018 Was The Lead Singer Lyricist Co-Composer And Frontman Of The Fall A Renowned And Idiosyncratic Offshoot From The UK Post-Punk / New Wave Music Scenes. Mark Edward Smith Was Born To A Working-Class Family In Broughton Salford In Lancashire England Moving To Nearby Prestwich Near Bury Early In His Life. He Formed The Fall Named After The Novel By Camus With Friends After Dropping Out Of College At The Age Of 19. He Gave Up His Job At Salford Docks Shortly After To Devote His Full Energies To The Fall And Has Continued To Do So Ever Since. Smith Has Won Much Acclaim For His Unique Lyrical Style Which Mixes Elements Of Social Realism Surrealism And Absurdism Dwelling On Subjects As Far Removed As Unemployment And Football Violence To Time Travel And Ghosts All With The Same Wit And Humour. In Interviews He Has Cited Colin Wilson Wyndham Lewis H. P. Lovecraft And Philip K. Dick As Influences. As Well As His Work With The Fall Smith Has Released The Spoken-Word Albums The Post-Nearly Man 1998 And Pander! Panda! Panzer! 2002 . He Has Supplied Guest Vocals For The Inspiral Carpets Elastica Long Fin Killie Mouse On Mars Coldcut And Others.

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