Anita Lane, rocker who was more than a muse, is dead at 61
Her label, Mute Records, announced her death in a posting on its website on April 29 but did not say when she died or give the cause. She lived in Melbourne.
by Neil Genzlinger
(NYT NEWS SERVICE)
.- Anita Lane, who collaborated with Australian rocker Nick Cave on some of his most striking songs and made distinctive records of her own, applying her sometimes girly, sometimes sultry vocal style to lyrics that could be haunting, gloomy, sexual or tongue-in-cheek, died last month in Melbourne, Australia. She was 61.
Her label, Mute Records, announced her death in a posting on its website on April 29 but did not say when she died or give the cause. She lived in Melbourne.
Anita Lane, Rocker Who Was More Than a Muse, Is Dead at 61
Ms. Lane was Nick Cave’s collaborator and girlfriend during his formative period and helped define his sound. She also made records of her own.
The singer and songwriter Anita Lane, best known for her collaborations with Nick Cave, in an undated photo.Credit.Peter Milne/M.33
May 7, 2021
Anita Lane, who collaborated with the Australian rocker Nick Cave on some of his most striking songs and made distinctive records of her own, applying her sometimes girly, sometimes sultry vocal style to lyrics that could be haunting, gloomy, sexual or tongue-in-cheek, died last month in Melbourne, Australia. She was 61.