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R.I.P. Alex Chilton

POSTED BY: KWICKO
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Thursday, March 18, 2010 1:10 PM

KWICKO

"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." -- William Casey, Reagan's presidential campaign manager & CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981)




Just heard it on the news; Alex Chilton died yesterday in New Orleans, of an apparent heart attack. Probably best known for his 1967 song "The Letter", he went on to be a seminal influence on the entire indie-alt-rock scene for a generation, with bands like Big Star and songs like "September Gurls".



He was 59 years old. He'll be missed, but never replaced.




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Thursday, March 18, 2010 1:14 PM

MINCINGBEAST


I would have no idea who Mr. Chilton was, were it not for the Replacements. He'll be missed.

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Thursday, March 18, 2010 1:32 PM

KWICKO

"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." -- William Casey, Reagan's presidential campaign manager & CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981)


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Originally posted by mincingbeast:
I would have no idea who Mr. Chilton was, were it not for the Replacements. He'll be missed.


Ditto - it was their "Pleased to Meet Me" album that made me look into who the heck they were writing a song called "Alex Chilton" about. Chilton guested on the song, too. :)

I *think* it was Paul Westerberg who said that only a thousand people ever bought Big Star's records, but all of them started bands. Might have been Billy Corgan; either way, they ripped the line from REM's Peter Buck, who said it of Lou Reed's Velvet Underground...




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Thursday, March 18, 2010 1:35 PM

KWICKO

"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." -- William Casey, Reagan's presidential campaign manager & CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981)


And dammit, they were supposed to play SXSW this weekend. I've been down to a few shows, since I've got friends working some of the venues, but haven't seen much of anything to write home about.

I liked Natalia Zuckerman's short set last night. One girl with a guitar, a bottleneck slide, and a hatful of songs she wrote. She's a good songwriter and a better slide player than Bonnie Raitt.




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Thursday, March 18, 2010 1:43 PM

MINCINGBEAST


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Originally posted by Kwicko:
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Originally posted by mincingbeast:
I would have no idea who Mr. Chilton was, were it not for the Replacements. He'll be missed.


Ditto - it was their "Pleased to Meet Me" album that made me look into who the heck they were writing a song called "Alex Chilton" about. Chilton guested on the song, too. :)

I *think* it was Paul Westerberg who said that only a thousand people ever bought Big Star's records, but all of them started bands. Might have been Billy Corgan; either way, they ripped the line from REM's Peter Buck, who said if of Lou Reed's Velvet Underground...




"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence [sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero, Real World Event Discussions


are you sure? I swear the same thing has been said of the sex pistols and big black...and the stooges...;)

"Alex Chilton" is one of my favorite Mats songs--I remember listening to it as a little kid and wondering "Who is this dude that Paul Westerberg would like to meet on the moon?" I was never a devoted fan of Big Star, but Chilton was one of the good 'uns. Sucks that he's gone.


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Thursday, March 18, 2010 1:48 PM

KWICKO

"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." -- William Casey, Reagan's presidential campaign manager & CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981)


Nope, not sure of it at all. I know I heard SOMEONE say it of Big Star, but can't remember who. Still holds true for all of them, though.

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Friday, March 19, 2010 8:01 AM

MINCINGBEAST


kwicko, NPR was re-running a bunch of Chilton interviews all morning. think they're up on their website now. worth checking out.

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