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092 0  780.92 Chesnutt, Vic|bengelska 
100 1  Hersh, Kristin 
245 10 Don't suck, don't die /|cKristin Hersh 
264    Austin, TX :|bUniversity of Texas Press 
300    198 pp p. ;|c180 x 127mm 
490 1  American Music 
520    "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 
600 17 Chesnutt, Vic.|2fast 
600 17 Hersh, Kristin.|2fast 
650  7 Musiker|2sao 
655  7 Anecdotes.|2fast 
655  7 Biografi|2saogf 
830  0 American Music