as playing bass guitar, piano and melodica. Personal life From 1998 till 2017, Hollis lived in Wimbledon, London with his wife Flick (a teacher) and their two sons, before moving to Heathfield, East Sussex where he lived until his death. Hollis' desire to spend more time with his family was a major reason that Talk Talk stopped touring after 1986, and his reason for retiring from the music industry in 1998. Death Hollis died from cancer in February 2019, aged 64. Initial reports of his death included a tweet from his cousin-in-law, the paediatrician Anthony Costello, and a tribute by Talk Talk's bassist Paul Webb, before his former manager confirmed Hollis's death to the media on 26 February. Further tributes to Hollis included Duran Duran, Depeche Mode, The The, Steven Wilson, Alexis Taylor, Andy Kim, Charlotte Church, Flea, Roland Orzabal, Robin Pecknold, Peter Gabriel, Ryley Walker, Peter Hammill, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Marc Almond, Elijah Wood, Kirin J. Callinan, Chris Baio and Broken Social Scene. Discography Solo album Mark Hollis (1998) References Notes Citations Bibliography External links Within Without – Talk Talk and Mark Hollis fan site with articles, interviews and other content (via the Internet Archive) Wyndham Wallace, "Living In Another World: Remembering Mark Hollis", The Quietus, 26 February 2019 1955 births 2019 deaths 20th-century British male singers 20th-century English singers Alumni of the University of Sussex British male songwriters British synth-pop new wave musicians Deaths from cancer in England English male guitarists English male singers English new wave musicians English pop singers English rock guitarists English songwriters Male new wave singers People from Tottenham Polydor Records artists Post-rock musicians