The 1975’s Matty Healy, Duran Duran and More Pay Tribute to Talk Talk’s Mark Hollis

By Whitney Pierce On 26 February 2019

Following the loss of life of Mark Hollis, as confirmed on Tuesday (Feb. 26) by his supervisor Keith Aspen, fellow musicians and celebrities took to social media to pay tribute to the frontman of the 80’s band Talk Talk.

Former bandmate Paul Webb, collaborator Tim Pope (who directed numerous Talk Talk music movies), Duran Duran and extra have provided their condolences and shared favourite songs from Hollis.

See a number of the messages beneath.

Goodbye to Mark Hollis of Talk Talk. Condolences to his beautiful household. We had many, many laughs collectively. This is us being the nightmare interview from hell https://t.co/xzqfQnN4P6

— Tim Pope– (@timpopedirector) February 25, 2019

RIP Mark Hollis. Cousin-in-law. Wonderful husband and father. Fascinating and principled man. Retired from the music enterprise 20 years in the past however an indefinable musical icon.
Talk Talk – It's My Life (Live at Montreux 1986) https://t.co/eGRfLWHt6r

— Anthony Costello (@globalhlthtwit) February 25, 2019

"Mark was the primary songwriter of some actually nice songs” @TalkTalk pic.twitter.com/beH4kGPcmA

— Duran Duran (@duranduran) February 25, 2019

Sad information about Mark Hollis. So a lot lovely music https://t.co/5I8s98RI6F

— Tim Burgess (@Tim_Burgess) February 25, 2019

Sad to listen to that Mark Hollis has handedhttps://t.co/348JSojg2U

— Elijah Wood (@elijahwood) February 25, 2019

Beautiful report, https://t.co/4c5asVTpZN

— ed simons (@eddychemical) February 25, 2019

I at all times wished to fulfill Mark Hollis & say thanks for his music. Hope he knew how a lot he meant to so many people. RIP —

— Yannis Philippakis (@YnnsPhilippakis) February 25, 2019

Mark Hollis modified my life. Thank you for every part

— Chris Baio (@OIAB) February 25, 2019

Music is the treatment.
No liars.
Just the reality.
Talk Talk is the reality.
Their music was performed so many occasions in my home and I by no means tire of it.
Heaven bless you in your calm
Heaven bless you, Mark Hollis. pic.twitter.com/BNmoTQZtkc

— Andy Kim (@AndyKimMusic) February 25, 2019

Trying to search out the phrases to specific my disappointment in regards to the passing of #MarkHollis #TalkTalk
Hearing Spirit Of Eden blew my 18 yr outdated thoughts to such a level I got down to try to learn the way on earth that they had created this transcendent masterpiece. That search became a profession.

— Paul Epworth (@paulepworth) February 25, 2019

Feels like the easiest way to honor Mark Hollis immediately is by making some new music. (JM) pic.twitter.com/VBdPhRETtV

— Shearwater (@ShearwaterBand) February 25, 2019

Mark Hollis
that could be a voice we can’t spare to have misplaced
thanks ghost genius
thanks

— Xiu Xiu (@XiuXiuforLife) February 26, 2019

Mark Hollis captured so many people together with his haunting strategy to tune and the compelling methods he offered simplistic mountains of sound. He was an educator of emotion and a voice for the blood throat shadows of tomorrow. This is a loss amongst many.

— Broken Social Scene (@bssmusic) February 25, 2019