Mark E. Smith of The Fall Is Dead. Exit This Roman Shell.

by Sean NelsonMark E. Smith performed the final show at Hammersmith Palais in 2007. Jim Dyson/Getty Images
Mark E. Smith, one of British music's most perverse and brilliant artists, died today at the age of 60 from what the UK Daily Mirror describes as "bizarre and rare medical issues."His health has long been less-than-robust. Few could have been shocked when the BBC erroneously reported his death last year, and more recently, he was rushed to the hospital. In The Rise, The Fall & The Rise,