# David Roback of Mazzy Star - Dead at 61 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** celebrity-death\ **Created:** [February 26, 2020, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-roback-of-mazzy-star-dead-at-61/848565 "2020-02-26T17:53:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FluffyBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecb155/32.png) [@FluffyBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FluffyBob)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2020, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-roback-of-mazzy-star-dead-at-61/848565/1 "2020-02-26T17:53:14Z")
No shortage of haunting sad songs to mourn with I guess. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2020, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-roback-of-mazzy-star-dead-at-61/848565/2 "2020-02-26T18:11:32Z")
I was not a fan of Mazzy Star but I am a huge fan of Opal. [You’ve got the stars in your eyes You’re like a rocket machine](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sLWeAUDBvI) RIP Mr. Roback; you done good. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-roback-of-mazzy-star-dead-at-61/848565/3 "2020-02-27T11:39:48Z")
Oh dear, that is sad news. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-roback-of-mazzy-star-dead-at-61/848565/4 "2020-02-27T16:24:01Z")
Liked both Opal and at least earlier Mazzy Star. Also his guitar playing. I spent an absurd amount of money once on Amazon for a used CD of _Happy Nightmare Baby_ to replace an old cassette. Worth it( checking it seems they’re still ridiculously pricey - they really should re-issue that damn thing, it’s brilliant ). Sad to see him go so young. And selfishly it is triggering a bit of regret about my own age and impending mortality :(. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-roback-of-mazzy-star-dead-at-61/848565/5 "2020-02-27T16:35:28Z")
This is a lovely little cover( live, little scratchy ) - [link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1wnAsSB71M). ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-roback-of-mazzy-star-dead-at-61/848565/6 "2020-02-27T16:43:10Z")
[_Northern Line_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i42o_a5TJPM), by Opal, is one of my favourite songs. It seems appropriate, as a song about leaving. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-roback-of-mazzy-star-dead-at-61/848565/7 "2020-03-03T19:12:09Z")
I have always thought that “Fade Into You” would be ideal to play as the last song of prom. It’s slow and stately and just kind of lets you drift off into nothing.