Mark Linkous began his musical career in punk bands, co-founding Dancing Hoods.

Mark Linkous was also a producer, working with Daniel Johnston and Nina Persson / A Camp, among others. He collaborated with Danger Mouse and the film director David Lynch on “Dark Night of the Soul”, an album and photo book that was scheduled to come out in 2009, but was delayed by legal disputes between Danger Mouse and [l=EMI Records].