Mark Stewart, pop group activist-vocalist, dies (62)

By Naveen Apr 22, 2023

Mark Stewart, the hulking and dynamic singer who screamed and howled over the pop group's dubby, deconstructionist post-punk, died Friday.

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A representative confirmed the singer's death to Rolling Stone but did not provide an update.

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He was 62. "Mark is the most brilliant mind of my generation RIP," the pop group's guitarist and saxophonist, Gareth Sager, said in a statement.

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RIP the most brilliant mind of my generation," pop group guitarist and saxophonist Gareth Sager said in a statement.

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Thank you, my family," said Adrian Sherwood, a dub artist and one of Stewart's longtime collaborators.

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"You were the biggest musical influence in my life and our extended family will miss you dearly.

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Stewart, born August 10, 1960, grew up in the English megacity of Bristol, where he immersed himself in the megacity's funk and reggae scenes as a teenager.

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