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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Ben Beaumont-Thomas Music editor

Mark Stewart, Pop Group frontman and revered countercultural musician, dies aged 62

Mark Stewart performing with the Pop Group in Bristol in 2016.
Mark Stewart performing with the Pop Group in Bristol in 2016. Photograph: Adam Gasson/Redferns

Mark Stewart, who was celebrated for his dizzying and politicised blend of post-punk, dub and funk as frontman of the Pop Group and in a solo career, has died aged 62.

News of his death was confirmed by his label Mute, who wrote: “In honour of this original, fearless, sensitive, artistic and funny man, think for yourself and question everything. The world was changed because of Mark Stewart, it will never be the same without him.” No cause of death has been given.

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