Re: gifted songwriter Vic Chesnutt: very sad news
Janice
> And he apparently has died. :(
>
> http://www.spinner.com/2009/12/25/vic-chesnutt-dead/
The reports of his death have been exaggerated. As of today, he is
still in a coma.
I Flirted With You All My Life from his latest album At the Cut . . .
As described by Vic, "its a song about breaking up with suicide".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkE3JsWZCi8
"His most recent band included members of Fugazi, Godspeed! You Black
Emperor and Silver Mt. Zion Orchestra, but over the years he
collaborated with members of Widespread Panic, Cracker, Lambchop,
Throwing Muses, M. Ward, Cowboy Junkies and many more."
He has been under tremendous pressure from hospital bills, owing close
to $50,000.
It is Christmas Day. This would be a good time to send a little light
of hope.
~`~
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELuXGpPvDGI
Zuke
> Janice <jan...@dixoncreekstudio.com> wrote:
>
>> The reports of his death have been exaggerated. As of today, he is
>> still in a coma.
>
> Yup. I guess when the artist isn't "big" enough to attract the major
> news outlets, the information scraped together isn't necessarily
> dependable.
>
The news isn't even reliable any more even with a big star. I take
everything with a grain of salt with any breaking news.
Sad news though. I really love some of his songs since seeing him
a few years back on PBS. I think it was "Sessions at West 54th".