Scott Walker dies aged 76

The Walker Brothers frontman Scott Walker has died at the age of 76.
The rocker’s passing was announced on Monday (25Mar19) in a post on his record label 4AD’s website. No cause of death was given.
“It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Scott Walker,” the statement read. “Scott was 76 years old and is survived by his daughter, Lee, his granddaughter, Emmi-Lee, and his partner Beverly.”
Scott, real name Noel Scott Engel, was one third of The Walker Brothers, the American pop trio who had hits in the mid-1960s with songs like Make It Easy on Yourself, The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine, and My Ship Is Comin’ In.
The group split in 1967, and their leader embarked on a solo career, moving away from pop to a more avant-garde sound, as well as appearing in his own BBC TV show, Scott.
He reunited with his Walker Brothers bandmates Gary and John Walker in 1975 for three more albums, although these were less commercially successful than they were in their 1960s heyday. He later returned to his solo work and collaborated with new generations of musicians later in life, including Mark Knopfler, Pulp and Bat for Lashes.
In their statement, 4AD bosses went on to hail the musician as a “genius” who “enriched the life of thousands,” and as “a unique and challenging titan at the forefront of British music.”
Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke was among those paying tribute to Walker, calling him “a huge influence on Radiohead and myself, showing me how I could use my voice and words.”