To say this is a difficult day for those who knew and cared about Vic Chesnutt, the singer-songwriter who died yesterday at age 45, can only Read the full post.
Dec 26
2009
03:19 PM ET
Kristin Hersh remembers her late friend Vic Chesnutt: 'I miss him more than I've missed anybody ever'
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The altruistic concerns you have about EW “wasting bandwidth” on non-superstars should rightfully be addressed to either Simon Vozick-Levinson or his editorial bosses at EW – which you can easily do by clicking on his name at the top of the blog. Posting these kinds of views on a public forum is unproductive and antagonistic (unless what you are trying to produce is antagonism, in which case congratulations).
I will then. It’s ridiculous that they waste bandwith on some nobody that didn’t create any lasting impact on the industry,and never became any kind of important figure in music. I would understand if it was Madonna, or Prince, or Whitney, or Aretha, but Victor Chesttnut (or whatever his name was)?? Come on…
heh. if you’re so concerned with the waste of bandwidth, log off.
TB (seems fitting) you obviously occupy a painfully creepy world when it comes to music appreciation. Please get off this board and leave it for the people who loved Vic. BTW Vic was not Madge’s B-I-L. That would be Joe Henry, whom I am sure provided Midge with her first peek into the world of Vic. Now lastly, Kristin Hersh plays in a band now called 50ft wave. Be careful though for they will melt your face off with their beautiful cacophony. It should also be stated here that someone like TB suffers from what Sociologist Robert Merton dubbed this tendency to base what we think we think on what others are doing the “self fulfilling prophecy” way back in 1949. People are simply sheep!
Hmmmmm, looks like lots of comments from the “suck ups” that hang out on the TMO board.
You people just dont get that K’s career has been down the toilet for years now, due to bad management for the most part, but no one will admit it sadly. And yes she lost a deer friend, sad, but Telly has some good points. Freedom of speech people. Are you TMOers lemming republicans or what?
what exactly are telly’s good points? i see a lot of talking in circles without actually saying much of anything beyond “who was this guy and why am i supposed to care”? that doesn’t qualify as good points. if you want to use the negative aspects of the republican party to provide a “diss” then you might want to aim it at telly since that’s a favorite tactic of the far right.
The service for Vic was simply beautiful and beautifully simply. His powerful music and poetry will live on.
It’s best not to respond further to TellyB who has already hijacked enough of this posting in response to the article in appreciation of Vic. This person does not deserve to know his music and can not appreciate his genious.
Telly B.
You will die at some point. And I will not care. It does not matter what you think.
Telly B does have some good points that even Vic considered. What is art? How should an artist define success? I knew Vic. I knew there were times when he asked these questions. In Telly’s world it is much easier for everyone to figure things out. The more you sell the more people like you the better you must be. But how many artists that were popular 100 years a go are now forgotten? And how many artists from 100 years a go who died in obscurity are now considered great? Vincent Van Gough could barely make a living while alive and many of his contemporaries who were very successful are now long forgotten. There are so many examples of this. Shall we compare the films of Steven Spielberg and John Cassavetes? Spielberg has entertained millions of people and made billions of dollars (or is it vice versa) while John Cassavetes died basically broke and struggled to get people to see his films while he was alive. 100 years from now who is going to be considered to be more important as an artist? The problem with artists like Cassavetes, and Vic, is that entertaining wasn’t their primary goal. Their work is challenging in it’s complexities, and for some people, not all, that much more rewarding. I like to be entertained as much as the next person but I love to be challenged when it’s by an artist that has incredible insight and the ability to communicate it like Vic Chesnutt had. It’s certainly a subjective thing. If someone hates Vic work I have no problem with them.Different people get different things from music/film/art in general. If Telly wants to place value on an artist solely on how popular they are that’s Telly’s choice. THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE WANT TO BE ENTERTAINED, NOT CHALLENGED. Vic was able to wade through all this and stay true to his calling as an artist and visionary. He continued to challenge himself as a songwriter and us as listeners till the end. And, dare I say it, manged to entertain us at the same time. I have no doubt that 100 years from now he will be considered to be one of the great ones. God speed Vic. I could never thank you enough.
i will remember vic, and he has an impact on my life, and he means much to me. i will always remember him even if nobody remembers me. he was a human being, and a decent, good, wonderful human being. those of us who loved him, we loved him dearly. and we always will for the rest of our lives.
never said Cassavetes would be remembered MORE than Spielberg. what I asked was who would be considered to be a more important artist. you seem to not be able to differentiate between the concept of entertainment and art. your loss.
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