died by suicide at his Gloucestershire home following a lengthy period of clinical depression. He was 54. MacDonald's body was cremated. The track "Wish You Well" on Phil Manzanera's 2004 album 6PM is a tribute to MacDonald. Discography Quiet Sun, Mainstream (1975) Phil Manzanera, Diamond Head (1975) Phil Manzanera/801, Listen Now (1977) Publications The New Shostakovich (1990). (reprinted & updated in 2006) Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties (1994). The People's Music (2003) Notes External links Guardian Obituary MacDonald's essay on Nick Drake Music under Soviet Rule : Shostakovichiana, a website he maintained with Shostakovich information and trivia 1948 births 2003 suicides Alumni of King's College, Cambridge British music critics Classical music critics Canterbury scene NME writers Suicides in England 2003 deaths