Don't Suck Don't Die
Giving Up Vic Chesnutt
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“Friend, asshole, angel, mutant,” singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt “came along and made us gross and broken people seem . . I dunno, cooler, I guess. ” A quadriplegic who could play only simple chords o...
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Forlagsbeskrivelse af Don't Suck Don't Die af Kristin Hersh
“Friend, asshole, angel, mutant,” singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt “came along and made us gross and broken people seem . . I dunno, cooler, I guess. ” A quadriplegic who could play only simple chords on his guitar, Chesnutt recorded seventeen critically acclaimed albums before his death in 2009, including About to Choke, North Star Deserter, and At the Cut. In 2006, NPR placed him in the top five of the ten best living songwriters, along with Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Paul McCartney, and Bruce Springsteen. Chesnutt’s songs have also been covered by many prominent artists, including Madonna, the Smashing Pumpkins, R. E. M. , Sparklehorse, Fugazi, and Neutral Milk Hotel. Kristin Hersh toured with Chesnutt for nearly a decade and they became close friends, bonding over a love of songwriting and mutual struggles with mental health. In Don’t Suck, Don’t Die, she describes many seemingly small moments they shared, their free-ranging conversations, and his tragic death. More memoir than biography, Hersh’s book plumbs the sources of Chesnutt’s pain and creativity more deeply than any conventional account of his life and recordings ever could. Chesnutt was difficult to understand and frequently difficult to be with, but, as Hersh reveals him, he was also wickedly funny and painfully perceptive. This intimate memoir is essential reading for anyone interested in the music or the artist.
Detaljer
Forlag
University of Texas Press
ISBN
9781477311363
Sprog
Engelsk
Sider
208
Udgivelsesdato
06-09-2016
Format
Paperback
Varenr.
2466405
EAN nr.
9781477311363
Varegruppe
Art
Højde/Dybde (mm)
121
Bredde (mm)
183
Længde (mm)
16
Vægt (g)
218