Mark E. Smith

Full Name
Mark Edward Smith
Born
March 5th, 1957
Height
5ft 11in
Hometown
Prestwich, Greater Manchester, England
Net Worth
Estimated $3 million
Family
Mark E. Smith was born in Broughton, Salford, Lancashire, to Irene and Jack Smith. He remained closely associated with Greater Manchester throughout his life and rarely left the region for long. Smith married three times, including to Fall members Brix Smith and Eleni Poulou. He had two daughters.
Years Active
1976–2018
Bands
The Fall
Top Tracks
'Totally Wired', 'Hit the North', 'Mr Pharmacist', 'Victoria', 'Blindness'
Top Albums
'This Nation's Saving Grace', 'Hex Enduction Hour', 'Perverted by Language', 'The Wonderful and Frightening World Of...', 'Grotesque (After the Gramme)'
Records Sold
More than 2 million worldwide
Fun Facts
Mark E. Smith was the only permanent member of the Fall throughout the band's 42-year history, with more than 60 musicians passing through the group's ranks. ### John Peel famously declared, "The Fall are always different; they are always the same," becoming one of the band's greatest champions and playing them more than any other artist on his BBC Radio 1 show. ### Smith published his autobiography, Renegade: The Lives and Tales of Mark E. Smith, in 2008, offering his characteristically outspoken reflections on music, politics and life.
Related Artists
The Fall, Wire, Gang of Four, Magazine, The Birthday Party

Mark E. Smith was an English singer, songwriter and musician best known as the founder, frontman and only constant member of the influential post-punk band the Fall. Formed in Manchester in 1976, the Fall became one of Britain’s most prolific and uncompromising bands, releasing more than 30 studio albums under Smith’s leadership. Renowned for his acerbic lyrics, distinctive spoken-word vocal style and fiercely independent approach to music, Smith drew on punk, rockabilly, garage rock, electronic music and literary influences to create a body of work unlike any of his contemporaries. Though rarely courting mainstream success, he became one of the most respected and influential figures in alternative music, inspiring artists across indie rock, post-punk and experimental music.

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Mark E. Smith was an English singer-songwriter and the founder and frontman of the Fall, widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in post-punk and alternative music.
Mark E. Smith is best known for leading the Fall for more than four decades, creating a vast catalogue of innovative post-punk music defined by his distinctive lyrical style and uncompromising artistic vision.
Mark E. Smith helped redefine post-punk through his unconventional songwriting, singular vocal delivery and relentless experimentation, inspiring generations of alternative, indie and experimental musicians.
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