Editing The Fall (band) (section)

===Death of Mark E. Smith===
Early in 2017, there were reports that Smith was ill, and over the year numerous live dates were cancelled or postponed for reasons of health, including a week's dates in New York.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thefall.org/news/fallnews.html|title=The Fall online - latest Fall News|website=Thefall.org|access-date=28 January 2018}}</ref> Having become weak due to a change in medicine, he performed some shows in a wheelchair. His final performance and last appearance in public took place at the Queen Margaret Union, [[Glasgow]], on 4 November 2017. Another show was scheduled for the Fiddlers, [[Bristol]], on 29 November; Smith travelled to Bristol but was then too unwell to leave his hotel room. The other members of the group made a brief appearance on stage and apologised to the people who had come to see the Fall.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BcGI2hDlhFc/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BcGI2hDlhFc |archive-date=26 December 2021 |url-access=registration|title=Instagram post by 👯Wendy 👸 • Nov 29, 2017 at 10:33pm UTC|website=Instagram|access-date=28 January 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

On 24 January 2018, Smith died at his home in [[Prestwich|Prestwich, Greater Manchester]] after a long illness. He was 60 years old.<ref name="nytobit">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/25/obituaries/mark-e-smith-of-the-fall-dies.html |title=Mark E. Smith, Uncompromising Leader of The Fall, Dies at 60 |first=Jon |last=Pareles |author-link=Jon Pareles |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |page=B14 |date=25 January 2018}}</ref> Smith had been diagnosed with terminal [[lung cancer|lung]] and [[kidney cancer]], which his family confirmed had contributed to his death.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Snapes|first1=Laura|title=Mark E Smith's family disclose cause of death|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/feb/13/mark-e-smith-family-disclose-cause-of-death-the-fall|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=23 February 2018|language=en|date=13 February 2018}}</ref> The announcement of Smith's death was made by his partner and Fall manager Pamela Vander. Smith had been an alcoholic and periodic drug user for much of his adult life,<ref name="Brix">[[Sean O'Hagan|O'Hagan, Sean]]. "[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/may/01/brix-smith-start-interview-rise-fall-rise-mark-e-smith-nigel-kennedy-philip-start-the-extricated Brix Smith Start: ‘Mark E Smith? He’s complicated’]". ''The Observer'', 1 May 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2018</ref> and had undergone treatment several times. His condition led to him falling and suffering bone fragmentation several times from the mid 2000s, leading to his performing several dates in a wheelchair and cast. A heavy [[cigarette|smoker]], Smith had long suffered from throat and respiratory problems; yet his work ethic or output never declined and he continued to release a new album close to once a year.<ref name="NSm">Harrison, Andrew. "[https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/music-theatre/2018/01/mark-e-smith-sudden-end-forty-years-prole-art-threat Mark E Smith: A sudden end to forty years of prole art threat]". ''[[New Statesman]], 25 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018''</ref>{{clear}}