R.I.P. Alex Chilton

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Children by the million sing for Alex Chilton when he comes 'round
They sing "I'm in love. What's that song?
I'm in love with that song."

:(
 
No.... no..... no.....
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Big Star was scheduled to play the Levitt Shell here in May. It was gonna be a big deal for the home town. This is crushing on numerous levels.
 
I'm absolutely heartbroken. Chilton has written some of my all-time favorite songs, and Big Star's music has been a soundtrack to the past year of my life. I had the opportunity to see them in Hyde Park last July, but completely missed the boat on that. Now, it's permanent. His music has made a permanent impact on my own, and (though it makes me seem more Noel Gallagher than Alex Chilton) I am certain I wouldn't have written a number of my songs without their influence.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn1t6l7UUPc

R.I.P. :sad:
 

In case anyone saw this link before it was updated today, Paul Westerberg finally weighed in:

"In my opinion, Alex was the most talented triple threat musician out of Memphis — and that’s saying a ton. His versatility at soulful singing, pop rock songwriting, master of the folk idiom, and his delving into the avant garde, goes without equal. He was also a hell of a guitar player and a great guy."
 
There aren't a lot of people who regularly post on the site who venture outside of the main U2 portions of the forum.

So, like, relax and stuff.
 
I had no Big Star albums, so I ordered the #1 Record / Radio City combo disc thing a few days ago.
 
Alex Chilton had no health insurance. Link


Also, here's a much longer story about him (the article above was culled from this one).
 
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