Anita Lane of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Dies At 62
Anita Lane, a former member of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and before that Cave’s The Birthday Party, has died at the age of 62.
Anita was born in Melbourne. She met Rowland S. Howard at the Prahran College of Advanced Education where they studied art. She then met Nick Cave and they started dating. Cave had already formed Boys Next Door. They became The Birthday Party and Cave and Lane relocated to London with the band, including Howard who was now the guitarist.
Lane co-wrote ‘A Dead Song’ of the debut album for The Birthday Party ‘Prayers On Fire’. She also co-wrote ‘Dead Joe’ and ‘Kiss Me Black’ for the second album ‘Junkyard.
Anita Lane dead: The Bad Seeds and The Birthday Party star dies age 62
Anita Lane - who was once part of bands The Bad Seeds and The Birthday Party before releasing solo albums - has now died aged 62
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