Good Morning Spider (1998) was recorded following this incident. The ensuing surgery almost caused him to lose the use of both legs and, as a result, he needed to use a wheelchair for six months and he required dialysis for acute kidney failure. Unconscious and with his legs pinned beneath him for almost fourteen hours, the resulting potassium build-up caused his heart to stop for several minutes after his body was lifted up. In 1996, while touring Europe with Radiohead shortly after the album's release, Mark Linkous consumed a combination of anti-depressants, valium, alcohol, and heroin in a London hotel room. Sparklehorse's first album, Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot (1995), produced by Cracker frontman David Lowery who is credited as "David Charles" on the record, was a modest college radio success. 2.6 Guest appearances on Cracker tracks.At its inception, members of Sparklehorse included Paul Watson (banjo, cornet, lap steel and electric guitar), Scott Minor (drums, chord organ, banjo), Johnny Hott (Wurlitzer organ, percussion, backing vocals), and Scott Fitzsimmons (standup bass). Linkous stated that he ultimately chose Sparklehorse for a name because the two words sounded good together and it could loosely be used as a metaphor for a motorcycle. Only one song, "Someday I Will Treat You Good," survived from these earlier bands to be played by Sparklehorse. Prior to forming Sparklehorse, Linkous fronted local bands Johnson Family and Salt Chunk Mary. Sparklehorse was active from 1995 until Linkous' 2010 death. Sparklehorse was an American indie rock band from Richmond, Virginia, led by singer and multi-instrumentalist Mark Linkous.
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