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Singer Vic Chesnutt is Dead Singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt, 45, died Friday in Athens, Ga., after overdosing on muscle relaxants earlier in the week, the New York Times reported.
Chesnutt, who used a wheelchair since a car accident at age 18, "had a cracked, small voice but sang with disarming candor about a struggle for peace in a life filled with pain," the Times reported. According to the newspaper, the songwriter was a favorite of independent musicians, and made more than 15 albums. Madonna and R.E.M. were among the artists who performed Chesnutt songs for 1996's “Sweet Relief II: The Gravity of the Situation,” an album that benefited a nonprofit group that offers musicians medical support. Chesnutt had attempted suicide numerous times, even singing about it in his music. . [Edited 12/25/09 22:33pm] | |
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really love Sweet Relief II. might give it a play in honor of him. don't know any of his own performances of his material, but I really love that album. | |
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I only have his '94 album 'is the actor happy?", which I absolutely love. It's really one of the great gems of indie-miserablism. Maybe I'll amazon a few other albums tonight after I get out of the office. | |
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Saw 'im a long time ago and always liked "Where Were You?".
If only he could've gotten the right help.
(Mental health issues are) not given the same credence that anything physical -- you know, I could say -- you know, I've got a -- a bad leg and everybody goes, oh, that's terrible. I can say that I can't function because I've got something -- an issue in my mind and people just think you're cuckoo.
...I don't think there's anybody alive that doesn't have a mental health issue. And a mental health issue -- it could be just pressure at work, dealing with a relationship, a divorce, being told that somebody around you that you love is sick, being -- how do we cope? We don't have anybody to talk to. You'll go to a dentist and you'll go get your teeth cleaned and you'll get x-rays and find out everything is perfect, but you don't go sit down with somebody and say, you know, this is how I'm (feeling). - Howie Mandel (Larry King Live, 12.18.09) | |
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Vic Chesnutt's death is so surreal for me because I had just seen him in concert on November 20 of this year in Winnipeg. I even saw him sitting in his wheelchair by the merch table in the lobby of the venue. It was one of those moments where you think "what do I say to him?" and before long the moment was passed as another guy started talking to him. Soon he was rolled back into another room. The concert was excellent and I'm doubley glad I saw him perform in such an intimate room. It was sad for me on Christmas Day as I was enjoying the time with my family, then went downstairs to go online for a second, and read the news about poor Vic. Hope he's at peace now and running through a field of flowers in heaven. | |
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