Nick Drake Documentary - A Skin Too Few - Part 4
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- Опубліковано 20 чер 2007
- RE. PART 5 - sorry, the mods removed it due to a copyright claim!!! i can't reload as I don't have the file anymore - the film is available with the family tree boxset though I think and you can also download from piratebay - typical that they remove the end of the film and leave the rest... grrrrrr
well said. depression is not merely "sadness," but a sense of futility with living, and a realization that so many people never see the pain, or the beauty, of the world around them. time rushes past, and your heart cnnot keep up
The power of tv eh - one ad and Nick's stuff goes through the roof. I always knew he'd sell out, the old doomed romantic
he was actually very popular with 'the ladies' in his younger life.. that said I agree.. to see your own son on film and to hear his music knowing that he is gone must be so hard. if he were your son and he had touched that many people and still touches us today with his music I think that would be great comfort .. a skin too few or not
:)
what a talented family. i agree with the comment below regarding his mother's poem. her song in a previous part of this docu' sounded amazing aswell.
love nick drake. such a shame he wasn't properly appreciated in his lifetime. his music has been a big inspiration to me and many other musicians, especially from a rural background.
i quite fancy his sister though.
I will never be as talented as this man, but I understand exactly how he felt.
I actually think that was great, now there are many more people who knew how great and talented he was.
His mother was a fantastic poet.. wow.
to be honest, as depressed as he obviously was, its quite astonishing that he even finished the songs and managed to get through the session at all. when people are in that bad a state, they often cannot perform the simplest of acts. maybe he did see the futility of it all...
don't forget jeff buckley, him nick drake and elliot smith are my three favorite singer songwriters, RIP
Goddamn!! That poem that his mother wrote seems to be directed at me...fucking fantastic...best poem I've EVER heard!
It's almost as if Nick KNEW that it was approaching. Like he had No Choice in the Matter. He was to die very soon, & this fear stopped him from performing both Guitar & Vocals at the Same time. He knew he didn't have long left...
the poem is marvelous.
his mums poetry needs publishing
My Grandmother struggled with depression from her teens till her natural death at 80 y/o. I hate hearing people say "maybe if he held in there longer." It would be nice if he got better but he could have gotten worse too.
well put!! bravo
I learned from this documentairy Nick was greatly inf;uenced by his mother musicallity
Depression also hits people harder at different ages.
Those who really have a serious imbalance tend to be more affected at certain ages.Hormones maybe?
He was so young .
It is possible that his imbalance came to it's pinnacle at that age,For males it is usually earlier .
Such a tragedy.
Yeah I don't even like poems but I could tell that it was freakin good.
It makes me so sad. Nick (like Winston Churchill) had a physical illness called clinical depression. Nothing to do with ego or insecurity, and it's that judgmental view that leads so many sufferers of this terrible illness to feel shame and avoid seeking the treatment they need. Thirty years on, maybe Prozac would have saved his life as it saved mine.
Back in those days prescription drugs were completely out of balance.
They were too strong.
You were either comatose or otherwise.
Thank god some sort of balance has been figured out , as far as drugs are concerned.
People on the other hand are ever complicated.
It's too bad.
(There are a lot of irrelevant comments on this page! Now for a relevant one...)
Just listen to Nick's mum's poem. I think it hints at the sombre state of mind she tended to carry around with her. Nick's sister said that their mother would have found life hard if she hadn't met and married their father. Maybe Nick could have been saved by meeting the right woman. Unfortunately, Molly might have been sombre, but Nick had it a lot worse than that. Poor sod. R.I.P. Nick, we love you now.
Which book would you recommend first? His music takes me back to my days of cold Ohio winters in the 70's living on Campus wondering what my future held. I'm not a huge fan of this music genre but somehow his music got inside me. Like a sad Joni Mitchell song with a extra dose of gloom and longing.
Went to see where he lived in belsize park
was told the house had been knocked down but the cottage still exists at the back there should be some kind of blue plaque
@myhighmilo420 I think you make a good point, and I love both artists. There is one glaring difference though, that being that Syd's Pink Floyd was highly successful, even in the early days.
I think he says 'most honest' not 'dumbest'. I think he is referring to nick's obvious depression which was very evident in these photos :)
saddest story i've come upon recently even with the vicious competition...not unlike gram parsons or indeed jaco pastorius
the age 20 thru 30 yrs could be a harsh time for some, I think was Nick was just too young and impatient
Would love to see the complete documentary.
I don't think he was very depressed for the first album and it's still awesome. I think he just needed some proper anti-depressants and he would have pulled out of the depression and maybe become famous. That does make the story seem less depressing to me anyways. And I don't think it was suicide either, just an overdose.
thats his sister, Gabrielle, an actress, his parents went some time ago
I think that sometimes it is better to let it go. Surely he wouldn't have made the music he did if he was on anti depressants. If you get rid of that spark in someones' mind that makes them a genius, you have nothing. Had he taken meds, you probably wouldn't even know him today.
A Skin Too Many
I read somewhere he never consummated a relationship (I'm guessing because of his own personality hurdles)
the end of this documentary makes me cry like a bitch, i think of him every time i have cornflakes :(
Me too. Every time
well that is a good thing then, that you have that and can cling to it. but everyone is affected by depression differently; it comes from different sources (chemical or cognitive) and is for many people a beat they constantly wrestle. but someone who has no interest in things that once gave them joy is a sure sign of depression. clearly, nick's illness affected his later playing, but maybe, as you say, it is all he had left...
Oh, please don't say that.
no he says he had a "down" apperance. though i can understand how his accent could be misconstrued.
Why would Warner Music Group bother removing pt. 5 of this documentary? Do they really think more people will rush out and buy the "Fruit Tree" box set? Sad, you'd think they have enough money by now...
"The first thing i seen was his long, long..." Like this if you thought she was going to say Dong? :-)
can someone tell me the song at 4.33 secs?? i have downloaded pretty much all nicks rare albums and i cant seem to find it. its so beautiful i have to have it. thanks
3:24 HOLY FUCKING SHIT am i the only one who notices her pupils are the size of fucking jupiter.
PART FIVE
How did you know him?
i couldn't find it.
@hi0u50fd Hanging on a star
This doc is as moody as Nick. Poor guy who created some profound music
don't see why I should approach anyone with caution unless they being aggressive and rude, like your good self. I was just curious as to how you were such an authority on the subject. By the way I'm from Northern Ireland, probably explains why I don't fit your cosy racial stereotype. N Z is made up off many different peoples off the the world, and the Maori & pacific Island peoples. It isn't a country that's easy to generalise about, but then, your probably an authority on that as well.
How did you become such an authority on NIck Drake. You speak as if everything you say is gospel, like you were there, you have facts. Nick Drakes life is still shrouded in mystery, & enigma. That's the conclusion of all these dumb documentaries and pointless interviews. The only person who seemed to know him in any detail was Nick himself...Listen to the music and keep your theorising to yourself! You're coming on like some aficionado and it's tedious. Let his music speak, the rests history...