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Vic Chesnutt RIP


12/23/2009
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Antiquiet.com had this sad news about the death of Vic Chestnutt: On Wednesday, word spread by tweet of indie singer/songwriter Vic Chestnutt falling into a coma, later revealed to have been the result of a suicide attempt, sadly not Chestnutt's first.

We followed the story, despite having never been previously exposed to Chestnutt's music. We read about his discovery in the 1980s by REM's Michael Stipe, and his recent performances backed by members of Fugazi, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and A Silver Mt. Zion. We read about a car accident that left him in a wheelchair since age 18.

And then, about an hour ago, we read his friend Kristin Hersh's words: "He's gone� So much to go away in a moment." Chestnutt was 45. We didn't know him, but sifting through the body of work he left behind, we wish we had. - more including a moving live video



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