The influence of Talk Talk’s adventurous, shape-shifting career is vast and diverse. But the people who saw themselves in his music are likely to develop an obsessive, personal connection - as if the body of work he leaves behind acts as a secret church for those who find it. Just like Prince and Bowie, Mark Hollis was a visionary. Yet cases like this one are a bit different from when a legendary, famous innovator the likes of David Bowie or Prince dies their presence is obviously felt in so many places over so many years, and the wave of grief feels universal. We see this often now, a celebrated or iconic artist passes on, and the cycles of public grieving unfold - friends and collaborators from decades past sharing anecdotes and condolences, a torrent of tributes like this one. When an artist like Mark Hollis dies, there are different kinds of ripple effects.
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