‘Cultural icon’ Scott Walker dies aged 76
The publicity-shy former pop idol, whose Stockhausian reinvention led to some of the most acclaimed albums of the past century, leaves "a legacy of extraordinary music"
News By | 25 March 2019
Singer-songwriter Scott Walker, who found fame first as one third of ’60s heartthrobs the Walker Brothers, and later as an unconventional, cerebral solo performer, composer and producer, has passed away aged 76.
Walker’s passing was announced this morning (25 March) by his label 4AD, which describes American-born Walker (real name Noel Scott Engel) as a “unique and challenging titan at the forefront of British music”. “Audacious and questioning, he has produced works that dare to explore human vulnerability and the…
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