Linkous cofounded indie band Dancing Hoods in the 1980s. Following their breakup, Linkous continued writing songs (notably "Sick of Goodbyes" with David Lowery, which appeared on Kerosene Hat by Cracker). Linkous founded Sparklehorse in 1995, who have since released four records.
In 1996, while supporting Radiohead on the first Sparklehorse tour, Linkous overdosed on alcohol, Valium and antidepressants and possibly other substances in his London hotel room [http://www.harpmagazine.com/articles/detail.cfm?article_id=4606]. Unconscious and with his legs pinned beneath him for almost fourteen hours, the resulting potassium buildup caused his heart to stop for several minutes after his body was lifted up. He was treated at St Mary's Hospital, London. The following surgeries nearly caused him to lose both legs and left him wheelchair-bound for six months.
Most recently, Linkous released Dreamt for Light Years in the Belly of a Mountain in September 2006 through Sparklehorse, and on the much anticipated Dark Night Of The Soul album with the producer Danger Mouse, the director David Lynch and ten other musicians. The album released on the Internet in May 2009, as well as a book of photographs by David Lynch.
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