Mazzy Star is an American alternative rock band formed in 1988 in Santa Monica, California, from remnants of the group
Opal. Founding member
David Roback's friend
Hope Sandoval became the group's vocalist when
Kendra Smith left Opal. Mazzy Star is best known for the song "
Fade Into You", which brought the band some success in the mid-1990s and was the group's biggest mainstream hit, earning extensive exposure on MTV, VH1 and radio airplay. Roback and Sandoval were the creative center of the band, with Sandoval as lyricist and Roback as composer of the majori…
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