My CV used to say I was briefly rhythm guitarist for The Fall. No one ever questioned it.

Reading YouTube subtitling Mark E Smith gives you a whole new Fall lyric every time

If it's me and yer Granny on bongos, it's The Fall - RIP Mark E Smith

Mark E. Smith was the sole cause of speed not being available north of Manchester. I loved the old bastard.

RIP Mark. You will be dearly missed. What a rough day.

Glad they lasted as long as they did  --  The Fall is a deep well

40 YEARS!  No rest,  no playing the oldies,  no trend following,  all new stuff,  new gigs, always  -  They may be the only band to have achieved this!  
Whether you dig it or not,  that's the ART life  -  It's obvious the man gave everything of himself into doing it,  which is the romantic ideal for the life of an artist

John Peel sums up The Fall's appeal so succinctly: "With The Fall, you can never be absolutely certain what you're gonna get. Sometimes it may not be what you want, but it's still - they're The Fall, that's all you need." World's best band. Ever.

Only recently realized how f-cking incredible The Fall are. I am a bit late to the party but they truly are the mutts bollox

RIP Mark, a truly unique & weirdly talented man in a world of fucked-up talentless copycats.

I engineered the recording of a Fall album at the end of the 80s. I remember Mark as a very nice guy underneath but profoundly messed up on speed and breaking up with his girlfriend at the time, and the band were all alcoholics. It was chaos and not in a good way, the studio staff were glad when they left. Craig Leon produced the sessions, very nice guy too and good to work with.

Why would anyone want to try and classify The Fall? They are simply a force of nature. And magnificent.

"I have a lot left to say, and I'm gonna keep saying it.......okey doke." - Mark E. Smith

One of my favorite bands of all time

The single sight of John Peel brought me to almost man tears. He was and always will be my father of music.

Have been meaning to watch this for ages. Wonderful. A big regret that I never saw them live.

Rest easy mark we will miss you ❤️

What a fantastic insight for a guy who's just recently discovered the fall. What a maverick

Paul Morley can be seen today sat on the southbank of the Thames with a cardboard sign reading "will interpret music for kudos"

I got my first Fall experience when he did a Von Sudenfed gig with Mouse on Mars at Glasgow. He was absolutely shambolic and I fucking loved every second of it. The chorus of boos at the end of the set made it even better.

seen this more times than i can count. finally noticed mark briefly letting his emotional guard down at 40:11 & wow