He died at the age of 26 from a Tryptizol overdose. He released just three albums, none of which sold more than 5,000 copies while he was alive. He was cripplingly shy, depressed, and recluse. His music was simple, often stark, devoid of unnecessary clutter. His influence has lived on, more than 30 years after his death in 1974, as cited by everyone from Robert Smith to Badly Drawn Boy.

Borrowed from the BBC

If you have never listened to Nick Drake, then you really should. There is precious little material available, but what you can find is a good representation of the romantic and tortured enigma that Nick Drake was, and still is.