Sad news today, as David Roback, co-founder of Mazzy Star, has passed away at age 61. Roback played guitar and keys for Mazzy Star, in addition to serving as the band’s producer. • So long, David, and thanks for sharing your artistry and humanity with us. We’re better for it. • ‘Fade Into You’ by Mazzy Star • #grungebible #mazzystar Video credit: https://youtu.be/2FdP0eS47ts | The Grunge Bible

Happy birthday to Hope Sandoval, who turns 54 today. Sandoval is best known as the lead singer of Mazzy Star, a band that flirted with fame in the '90s mostly thanks to the commercial success of their hit song "Fade Into You." Notoriously shy, Sandoval literally avoided the spotlight. She preferred to perform in darkness to a quiet audience, passed on interviews, and chose to leave her major label deal behind in the '90s. - In a 1990 interview with the LA Times she explained: "I didn't feel the