Q Lazzarus
Q Lazzarus, Singer of ‘Goodbye Horses,’ Dies at 61
Diane Luckey, known as Q Lazzarus, died at the age of 61. Luckey is best known for her 1988 track “Goodbye Horses,” which was prominently featured in the 1990 film The Silence of the Lambs. The song was used in the scene where serial killer Buffalo Bill eerily talks to himself in the mirror. At the end of July, an obituary published in the Asbury Park Press stated the New Jersey native died on July 19 after a brief illness. Eva Aridjis, a friend of Luckey’s, confirmed her death to Rolling Stone. [embedded content][embedded content] Luckey was born on Dec. 12, 1960 in Neptune, New Jersey. She moved to New York City when she was 18 and began working at Sigma Sounds Studio as a backup singer. She began performing and recording under her alias, Q Lazzarus, in the ’80s with her backup band the ...
