10 of his best songs: Scott Walker - Music - The Guardian 🔗 🎤 🎶 🎵

Scott was no witless pop idol: even in the 60s he’d quote Sartre in interviews. He attempted suicide and at one point went to live in a monastery. The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore is an all-or-nothing existential ballad, a Spector-style wall of sound fronted by Scott’s huge voice.