discussion Q Lazzarus passes away at 61

[Buddy]

https://www.stereogum.com/2196708/goodbye-horses-singer-q-lazzarus-has-reportedly-died/news/

 

Not sure why I can't find a thread on this 

 

But RIP to the singer of the one of the best songs of the 80s who went missing only for ATRL to find her in 2018 

 

 

[Hector]

Goodbye Horses is one of the best songs ever. RIP 

[americanlife]

RIP. That thread about her was so iconic.

[James_Dean]

Noooo  rip. Goodbye Horses is forever a classic!!

[Quiqui4eva]

Oh wow. RIP. Sucks that we can't see the mystery thread anymore

[bliaz]

 RIP

Let me stream Goodbye Horses in her honor. There will always remain a part of me incomplete for not having a long version of the song she sings in Philadelphia 

[Ramona16]

I went to read her Wikipedia page in spanish and y’all were mentioned .

 

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Después de una investigación realizada por el sitio web ATRL en 2018, fue posible contactar a Luckey y esta confirmó que es actualmente una conductora de autobús en Staten Island, Estados Unidos.

 

OT: RIP

[bliaz]

3 minutes ago, Ramona16 said:

I went to read her Wikipedia page in spanish and y’all were mentioned .

 

 

OT: RIP

That thread was iconic. En paz descanse.

[IBeMe]

rest in peace

[Archetype]

There was definitely a thread about this mid-August but I can't find it anymore, weird.  She passed away in July, and has a family that is surely mourning their loss.  She seemed like a really nice, down to earth person. 

[family.guy123]

Wasn’t she anti semitic 

[rihannabiggestfan]

I was literally in the process of making this thread, I-

 

Lemme copy-paste:

 

RIP QUEEN .

 

We love a one-of-a-kind warm, rich contralto voice - she was truly too good for the music industry ("Q’s [Diane Luckey] dream was always success & fame, but found herself repeatedly turned away by record companies, who insisted they couldn't market her. She replied, ‘I market myself, I’m a big boned African-American woman who wears dreads, sings American rock & roll – I market myself.’”) They didn't deserve her.

 

 

"Luckey’s career in the pop spotlight was a brief & mysterious one, as details about her were famously scarce, & she only ever had one official song released: the dark synth-pop classic “Goodbye Horses,” a song of pure nocturnal magic, & an enduring pop culture staple following its use in the Oscars-sweeping blockbuster Silence of the Lambs in 1991." OOF, we love timeless excellence . A cult hit charts-wise, but its cultural impact is astronomical.

 

We also stan movie director Jonathan Demme - who featured Ms. Lazzarus's music in four of his movies - for being literally the one industry person who believed in & supported Ms. Lazzarus. The four movies are Silence of the Lambs, Married to the Mob, Philadelphia, & Something Wild.

 

 

"At the time of her death, we were planning a ‘comeback concert’ with some of her original bandmates.”"

 

"“In August 2019, ... we started making a documentary about her life & music together which we’ve been working on for the past 3 years. We were just preparing to film the final scenes when she tragically & unexpectedly passed away last month at the age of 61. Q's friend Aridjis says she plans to release her film, Goodbye Horses: The Many Lives of Q Lazzarus, in 2023. She says the film contains numerous stories from Luckey about “her years ‘underground’ & the dozens of crazy experiences she’d had.” Aridjis also said Luckey gave her “a huge sack of cassette tapes” featuring music recorded during her time in NYC & London during the 80s & 90s. “These songs have never been released before, but there are so many good ones in various genres & many of them will feature in the film and on the soundtrack”" YAY

 

"As her collaborator, I am now more determined than ever to get her incredible story & amazing music out into the world. The film will no longer end with her comeback concert & her “resurrection”- but I am glad that the world will still get to hear her story – in her own words & through her own songs – a precious task which she entrusted me with and which I will be forever grateful for.”" OOF, you know you're amazing when a reclusive person trusts & supports you that much (Enya with Nicky Ryan & Roma Ryan teas  @naval23)

 

Let's also stan the only other song Q has officially (technically) released: the B-side to Goodbye Horses, called White Lines

 

 

Edited September 5, 2022 by rihannabiggestfan

[Elvenpath]

RIP

[rihannabiggestfan]

They keep deleting her music video from YouTube, WTF  let the talent be seen, pls. We love you, queen

 

 

Edited September 6, 2022 by rihannabiggestfan

[Bussea]

RIP omg I had no idea  Wish she was able to see her documentary come out  in her lifetime and perform her final show. Such a beautiful and unsung talent

 

 

[Leptine]

Oh wow I had no idea, RIP.

 

I was part of the iconic thread back in the day, her story was so interesting, 'Goodbye Horses' will always remains a cult masterpiece, soundtrack of one of the most iconic movies of all time.