Scott Walker: Tributes paid to 'influential genius'

Midge Ure called Walker "the man with the mahogany voice"

The death of Scott Walker has prompted a host of tributes from his fellow musicians, among them Radiohead's Thom Yorke and Mani from the Stone Roses.

Yorke said he was "so very sad" to hear of Walker's passing, saying he had been "a huge influence".

"There's another one of the greats gone," wrote Gary Mounfield, aka Mani, saying he deserved the accolade genius.

Soft Cell's Mark Almond, meanwhile, said he had modelled his own look on the late singer's.

Wendy Smith, formerly of Prefab Sprout, said the death of "one of the most significant singer-songwriters of our era" was "another huge loss to music".

Poet Ian McMillan eloquently said Walker had had an "unforgettable" voice, "like a cathedral lit by a sunset."

Midge Ure of Ultravox also praised the way the singer sounded, describing him as "the man with the mahogany voice".

Jarvis Cocker took part in a Scott Walker Prom in 2017

The BPI, the trade association representing the British Phonographic Industry, said Walker had been "a maverick explorer who never stopped trying to climb his own artistic Everest."

Disc jockey Mike Read said Walker was his "all-time favourite singer", writing that he was "torn apart" by the news of his death.

Fellow DJ Steve Penk also expressed sadness, calling Walker's "one of the most recognisable and iconic singing voices of the 1960's."

Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson was among others to pay tribute, remembering Walker as "one of the most original and stylish music makers of his generation."

Born Noel Scott Engel in 1943, Walker first found fame as a teen idol but went on to release a series of experimental solo albums.

In recent years he worked as a film composer, writing the scores for such films as The Childhood of a Leader and the upcoming Vox Lux.