Radiohead's Frontman Thom Yorke's Longtime Partner Rachel Owen Dies of Cancer at 48

12/20/2016 11:21 am EST

Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke's longtime partner, Rachel Owen, has passed away at the age of 48 after a battle with cancer.

The couple broke up in 2015 and their split inspired much of the music on Radiohead's album, A Moon Shaped Pool.

Owen was a celebrated artist in her own right. In addition to being a lecturer at the University of Oxford's Pembroke College, she was also renowned for her work as a printmaker.

She and Yorke were together for 23 years and shared two teenage children.

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