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===Sparklehorse=== After Dancing Hoods broke up, Linkous moved back to Virginia,<ref name="siario2010" /> where he continued writing songs. One of the tracks he wrote during this period with [[David Lowery (musician)|David Lowery]], "Sick of Goodbyes", was recorded by [[Cracker (band)|Cracker]] and appeared on its 1993 album ''[[Kerosene Hat]]''. While in Virginia, he performed concerts under the monikers The Johnson Family (with members of Richmond punk legends Honor Role) and Salt Chunk Mary.<ref name="variety">''[[Variety magazine|Variety]]'' article: "[https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118016169.html?categoryid=16&cs=1 Sparklehorses's Mark Linkous dies]".</ref> Linkous finally settled on the band name [[Sparklehorse]], and released ''[[Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot]]'' on [[Capitol Records]] in 1995. He remained the only consistent member throughout the band's existence. In 1996, while supporting [[Radiohead]] on the first Sparklehorse tour, Linkous overdosed on alcohol, [[Diazepam|Valium]], [[antidepressant]]s, and possibly other substances in his London hotel room.<ref name="harp">{{cite web |url=http://www.harpmagazine.com/articles/detail.cfm?article_id=4606 |title=Mark Linkous: It's a Wonderful Life |accessdate=2006-10-31 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061031050602/http://www.harpmagazine.com/articles/detail.cfm?article_id=4606 |archivedate=2006-10-31 }}</ref> Rendered unconscious, he collapsed with his legs pinned beneath him, and remained in that position for almost 14 hours.<ref name="fwb">''Free Williamsburg'' article: "[http://www.freewilliamsburg.com/february_2002/interviews.html Sparklehorse: An interview with Mark Linkous] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130123131616/http://www.freewilliamsburg.com/february_2002/interviews.html |date=2013-01-23 }}."</ref> He was treated at [[St Mary's Hospital, London]].<ref name="siario2010" /> Subsequent surgeries saved both legs, but he required the use of a wheelchair for six months.<ref name="fwb" /> His legs never regained their original strength.<ref name="latimes">{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-mark-linkous9-2010mar09-story.html|title=Mark Linkous dies at 47; singer-songwriter of Sparklehorse|newspaper=LA Times|date=March 8, 2010}}</ref> 1998 saw the release of ''[[Good Morning Spider]]''; one of the album's songs, "St. Mary", dealt with Linkous's accident in London and subsequent rehabilitation.<ref name="siario2010" /> In 2001, Sparklehorse released ''[[It's a Wonderful Life (album)|It's a Wonderful Life]]'', which featured contributions from [[Tom Waits]], [[PJ Harvey]], [[John Parish]], [[Nina Persson]], [[Vic Chesnutt]], and [[Dave Fridmann]]. In 2003, Sparklehorse's song "Sea of Teeth" was featured on the soundtrack for ''[[All the Real Girls]]'', a film starring [[Zooey Deschanel]] and directed by [[David Gordon Green]]. In September 2006, Sparklehorse released ''[[Dreamt for Light Years in the Belly of a Mountain]]''. The album marked a new collaboration with [[Danger Mouse (musician)|DJ Danger Mouse]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=CULTURE- Light Years later: Linkous back after five years|url=http://www.readthehook.com/80047/culture-ilight-yearsi-later-linkous-back-after-five-years|access-date=2020-09-10|website=www.readthehook.com|language=en}}</ref> In 2009, Linkous teamed up with electronic ambient artist [[Christian Fennesz]] to create ''[[In the Fishtank 15]]'', an experimental EP. The last four live shows Linkous did with Fennesz were during a European tour in October 2009. At the time of his death, his manager confirmed that Linkous "had completed most of the work for a new Sparklehorse album", was in the process of moving to [[Knoxville, Tennessee]], and was working on setting up a studio where he planned to finish the record.<ref name="siario2010" />
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