Garbage Singer Shirley Manson Mourns Angela McCluskey's Death

Garbage singer Shirley Manson is among those who are mourning singer Angela McCluskey, who died on March 14 at the age of 64, shortly after falling into a coma.

McCluskey was the Scottish, America-based frontwoman of the 1990s band the Wild Colonials, which included Shark and her husband, contemporary classical music composer Paul Cantelon.

McCluskey Died After Falling Into a Coma

According to Variety, Angela McCluskey died after falling into a coma following emergency surgery for an arterial tear.

Several of her close industry friends have taken the time to mourn her passing.

"Darling... I'm broken-hearted," Manson said in a statement via The Daily Mail. "A Scottish treasure. A world-class talent. A wildly irreverent, generous, loving soul who practiced kindness at all times in all the dark places."

"Rest in power dear Angela ... a generous no nonsense powerhouse, with effortless style, wicked humor, and a voice most beautiful- there will never be another," singer/actress Rain Phoenix said.

The Singer's Death was Announced on Social Media

McCluskey's death was announced in a post on Instagram. "We are devastated to tell you that our beloved Angela McCluskey has left us to be with her fellow angels. Never did anyone live life more fully, love more generously, sing more... well, just... more. Angela sang just as she breathed. Her life was a song, and she was music. She will be missed more than any of us can say, but our love for her and her love for her beloved Paul, her siblings Gerard, Alan and Muriel, and all her family and friends will live forever. Please light a candle for our darling."

McCluskey Worked in the Music Business Before Becoming Singer of the Wild Colonials

Born in Glasgow, Scotland, in the 1960s, she moved to London to become a publicist. Later in life, she worked at the video department of EMI Records and even relocated to Hollywood in 1993, where she became the vocalist of the Wild Colonials.

Angela, Shark, and Paul worked on two albums, Fruit of Life and This Can't Be Life. She has also worked with Deep Forest, Joe Henry, The The, Triptych, Telepopmusik, Dr. John, and Cyndi Lauper.

Kendrick Lamar even used McClusky's vocals on "Is It Love" from The Kendrick Lamar EP in 2009.

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