“I have to have animals. They really make life worth living, and my world actually revolves around them. They know exactly when it's time to get up, exactly when they're supposed to get their food, and they let you know. Mine are right there in my face, first thing every morning.”

American singer and songwriter

Mark Lanegan was an American singer and songwriter. He first came to prominence as the lead singer of the early grunge band Screaming Trees, and later worked with Queens of the Stone Age and The Gutter Twins. He released twelve solo studio albums, along with three collaboration albums with Isobel Campbell and two with Duke Garwood. He was known for his baritone voice, often described as rough yet flexible, and his singing was frequently compared with Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, and Nick Cave.