SINGER-SONGWRITER Q Lazzarus has died at the age of 59, family members have revealed.
The star, from New Jersey, was best known for her 1988 track Goodbye Horses, which featured in the hit movie Silence of the Lambs.
Q Lazzarus, whose real name was Diane Luckey, died on July 19, according to an online obit.
Her cause of death is not yet known.
Filmmaker Eva Aridjis, who was pals with the singer, told Rolling Stone: “Over the past three years, Q became one of my closest friends and we were in touch almost daily.
“Q had one of those life forces that you simply can’t imagine being extinguished or ceasing to exist, because it was so vital and radiant and exuberant.”
Aridjis has said she’s been left “heartbroken” over her friend’s death.
Family members described Lazzarus as a “multi-talented instrumentalist”.
They said: “She had a great sense of humor, loved to tell stories and jokes, and also had a unique and wonderful style of dress that was all her own.
“She lit up the room and turned heads everywhere she went and has always been a larger-than-life legend in the music world.”
Tributes have also poured in for the singer online.
One fan said: “Rest in Peace Q Lazzarus, so underrated, whose music will haunt us for eternity!”
And, another commented: “RIP Q Lazzarus gone too soon. #goodbyehorses.”
The label Dark Entries Records posted on Instagram: “R.I.P. Q Lazzarus, goodbye horses… I’m crying over you. Your music changed my life forever and was the touchstone for starting Dark Entries.”
Lazzarus was the singer behind the track Candle Goes Away which featured in Jonathan Demme’s 1986 movie Something Wild.
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Goodbye Horses became a cult classic after featuring in the Buffalo Bill scene of Silence of the Lambs.
Lazzarus was reportedly producing a documentary on her music career before her death. It’s set to air in 2023, Aridjis told Rolling Stone.
