Maggie Björklund with Mark Lanegan - Intertwined 

There is something about mark Lanegan's voice that fills me with so much emotion...God I love that man

His voice matches so perfectly with every female voice he has collaborated with. Like he has the magic to highlight the beauty in a female voice and sound so tender. He sounds like a gentle lover.

Truly was a slice of Heaven.

Rip Mark 💔

That is beautiful!

this man can do whatever he wants,

It looks like I'm not able to get married, but if I could, this would be the most beautiful song for a wedding. Damn, so breathtaking this is...

This is sweet!! Guys if you had the chance to sing with so many talented people, would you really pass up the opportunity? Mark Lanegan is a true badass.

Very surpised to see Barret Martin on double bass ! Wonderful song with a Christmass vibe! Mark just makes every song better.

Maggie played the slide (I think) on Mark's version of AIC's Nutshell...the whole thing was absolutely magical. And so desperately sad, thinking of Layne. Love how she plays. Love how he sings.

RIP Mark

I have to start by admitting I had never heard of Mark Lanegan until someone sent my son a copy of his book Sing Backwards and Weep. I read the book and found a thoroughly unlikeable man whose only intererst was in getting drugs, taking drugs or being high from taking drugs. I acknowledge that he had a pretty awful childhood with a mother who seemed to have no regard for him. By his own admission after several brushes with the law he as given an opportunity to clean up his life (he admits to being an alcoholic by the time he was 19) but chose to be a smart arse and blag his way through it only to revert to the previous behaviour. I don't want to spoil the book so I won't tell you how it ended but those who know his music will know how it ended. I sought out his music via YT videos and found song after song about drugs, the need for them, the terrible hold they have on you and your life, the desire for drugs and even desperate attempts to get clean. I didn't love the music but I didn't hate it and it has grown on me. It is dark and miserable (he seems to have gotten no pleasure from the drugs or the music). What you do and where you draw inspiration as a musician is very much influenced by life experience. What you write and sing about when and if your life changes is the challenge. Before Mark's fans all rush to criticise me I don't think he would/does look at his life (at least it doesn't come through in the book) as one that should be looked upon as one to worship. It was an awful life ruled by addiction. Some musicians feel the need to take drugs to find inspiration but the tragedy of the wasted lives of his friends Cobain, Staley, Cornell and others shows the cost of that thinking (that is not a lecture on drug taking or a simple don't do drugs drugs are bad response) but all of those who I mentioned and others lives lost to addiction are a waste. To return to Mark Lanegan and his music; the hell raiser life can only last last so long even Keith Richards hasn't lived a hell raiser life for more years than he can remember. Mark is probably in a position where he can/does the things he likes and works with people he wants to work with or likes.

Awesome Grandma Mary

People thou shalt not criticize Mark. And that's John Convertino on the drums!

These women seek him out for duets because no other man has such a seductive voice. He's not begging for work. .

@nickypeeps i sometimes wonder if he just takes any work he can get, & who could blame him? but i sometimes wonder if he can stand some of the music... (some of the stuff with isobel just seems too musically simplistic & cliche for him, for example, tho some is good). but, what do i know? maybe he loves the stuff. i haven't enjoyed much of his collaborations, whether it was w/ qotsa, isobel, the gutter twins, but some of his independent stuff is really special. supposedly he's recording now.

@blahlalaaaaa he's gotten more recognition doing those folk duet ballad albums with Isobel Campbell than he has gotten for anything else in the past several years. and even the songs on those records seem to be getting progressively slower and quieter. they're alright, but i don't think he even writes any of the music or lyrics for them. i'm still patiently waiting for the follow up to Bubblegum, and am getting increasingly bummed that it's been like 7 years since his last real solo album

Voice is like bourbon.....gets better with time

omg. when did mark start singing this sappy music? no offense intended. just not what i'd expect.

Interesting theory. I agree with it and believe he does this type of stuff while waiting for his own inspiration to write. It pays the bills and it's not "bad" music by any means. Just seems kind of boring!

@audiencenumber151 no, actually not.