Mark E Smith, lead singer with the Fall, dies aged 60

Famously fractious frontman had been suffering from ill health throughout 2017Appreciation – Legend of the Fall: Mark E Smith kept swinging to the endThe final interview: ‘I can clear a pub when I want to’Obituary: Frontman notorious for his deadpan black humour and confrontational attitudeMark E Smith, the irascible frontman of Manchester post-punk band the Fall, has died at the age of 60.Smith formed the Fall in 1976 in Prestwich and was the only constant member of the band.