Published
Thu, Aug 18, 2022, 19:21
- She was famous for the 1988 hit, which was used in The Silence Of The Lambs and covered by many electronic music artists.
Q Lazzarus, bandleader of Q Lazzarus And The Resurrection, has died.
The once-anonymous musician, whose real name was Diane Luckey, died on July 19th at the age of 59. News of her death was recorded in various obituary sections, as Stereogum recently reported. The cause of death remains unknown.
Luckey, born and raised in New Jersey, was most famous for "Goodbye Horses," a song she recorded with her band in 1988 that was first used in Jonathan Demme's 1988 film Married To The Mob. It later became a runaway hit in 1991 after being used in an infamous scene in The Silence Of The Lambs, another Demme film. "Goodbye Horses" has been an enduring favourite on dance floors across the world, racking up plays from DJs like Finn Johannsen, Michael Mayer and Optimo. It's also been covered by Jon Hopkins, Wild Beasts, MGMT, Bloc Party's Kele Okereke and more.
For decades after the song's popularity, Luckey's identity was a mystery until she appeared on Twitter in 2018 and answered a fan's questions, revealing her name in the process. This was later confirmed by Dazed. Though her real identity was unknown, her story has become pop culture history. She picked up Demme while working as a taxi driver and played him her band's demo, which he used in multiple films over the next few years. Luckey also made cameo appearances in other films and toured with her band in the UK.
Later in life, Luckey was a bus driver in Staten Island, New York, working on a documentary about her life with filmmaker Eva Aridjis, according to the obituary notes. The film will be released in 2023 alongside an album of her music.
Listen to "Goodbye Horses."