I went to pike co high school with vic..we moved to athens at the same time..used to hang out with him and play guitar a lot from 84-90. Good guy..sad loss
I knew Vic and Tina long ago. I met Vic in Athens around 1986 while visiting a friend who moved there on a whim from Seattle after college. I had heard some 4 track music of his before meeting him, but by then I was a mess. I don't believe I've idolized a creative person as much as Vic and as a shy, self-conscious drifter, I was no match. Through the years I met up with Vic whenever we crossed paths again in what now is series of blurry moments, as if I am viewing someone else's experience.. I moved to Los Angeles in 1989 and spent that summer, inseparable from Vic and a few friends. It is like a dream to me now, all of those moments: I happened to be there during Vic and Tina's courtship that lead to "Soggy Tongues". I had the surreal experience of watching Vic write "Big Huge Valley" as he drove us back from San Fransisco after a gig to Los Angeles, through the night into early morning rush hour traffic, his notebook against the steering wheel as he drove and wrote. I videotaped him at a concert he performed in the UCLA student union building and never looked at the footage. Before going on stage at McCabe's, I asked him to play a song I loved that night from the 4 track tapes. He didn't recall it at first, lost in the heaps of songs he would write daily and forget about. "Warm" finally made it on an album years later, fortunately, never to be lost again. I eventually settled down, had a family and my path changed and failed to cross with Vic's again. One night, I put my one year old daughter in her crib and told her a story until she fell asleep. Later, I sat by my Christmas tree and read the news that Vic had died. Needless to say, it was a dark Christmas for me. To this day I can't listen to his music without tearing up. I am just one of thousands. It's profoundly special, a gift to all of us here. I love the quote that although Vic didn't believe in an afterlife, he's going to get one anyway. It's a gift bigger than Vic and Vic knew it. I hope Tina sees the light for this film to be released, along with his music. We all need it.
I'd love to talk with you more about your encounters and experiences with Vic. I can be reached via my UA-cam page (which is mostly Vic footage). Thanks for your comment here.
I'm a singer-songwriter in a wheelchair too. The difference from Vic is that I was born disabled (cerebral palsy). The ableist mentality says "Once you're in a wheelchair, your life is over", while those who are born disabled are forced to accept that regardless of the milestones and accomplishments they eke out on their own, their life hasn't truly begun and they deserve more. The truth is that this is a two-person process. You can't get by in life entirely on your own, and you have to deal with others being fickle. They're going to ingratiate you at every turn without even knowing it. Especially in your teen and adult life, you're lucky if you even make one best friend, or even have some sort of relationship. Their views of you mostly stem from fear. You're a great/nice/sweet kid, but you're going to "hold me back". You "need to be taken care of". You "can't be seen as a partner". Employers note your lack of experience and admit (bluntly, no less) that they're not willing to invest in you. That's the extent of it. But at 25, I'll make sure not to suffer Vic's fate. I was introduced to Vic by one of my friends from Ireland (we were talking about Christy Brown, an author and painter with CP). In a way, that was his way of showing me I can "make it". I'm working at it, whatever that means.
I just bought a guitar and it's given me so much pleasure to explore that side of my creative being. You can manifest a beautiful life by focusing on the positive. Watch the video I sent you 💗
I didn't run the music circles with Vic & REM. But,I met Vic at the bowling alley. He was there with the Navy School with disabled vets and local people! Vic gave love back to his community, AthensGa
In 1999, when i was 21, i rode for 32 hours on greyhounds from minneapolis to nyc to see vic play 3 shows at the knitting factory, one of which is shown briefly here -- wherein he declares "there is a pubic hair on the piano." seeing that again reminds me of everything that was so special about vic and his music. you never knew at any vic show what you were going to hear. he could do an entire set of material no one had heard before, and, for all you knew, no one might ever hear again. whatever happened, you were going to laugh your ass off. he could break you and heal you. you came out of it with the sense that a light in the darkness was not just one more banality of unrealistic optimism, but a palpable reality you could live by. vic was divinely capable of making you feel good to be alive. i don't know how truly aware he was of his own power, but i like to think that on his better days he felt it like a far-off twister, like how he felt every time he felt how he wanted to feel. i was born with cerebral palsy since about '91 i had been struggling with playing guitar, trying to find different ways to chord and get sounds with my rather limited had movement. on october 5, 1993, ready to quit or maybe try another instrument, i said a prayer to god that went something like, "alright, if i'm supposed to keep doing this shit, you're going to have to give me a sign." on october 6, i went to see Bob Mould, and saw, for the first of what would ultimately be 19 times, mr. vic chesnutt. i have never stopped playing guitar or writing songs since. i've always found it hilariously ironic that such a vocal atheist from then on stood as proof for me that, as hunter s thompson put it, "someone, somewhere, is tending the light at the end of the tunnel." whatever it was, and whether he knew it or not, there was a light that surrounded vic, a light his funny, emotionally charged songs grew out of, a light that i know death can never extinguish. it was my distinct honor to have called him a friend. last time we said our goodbyes, I said "God bless you, vic," both because i sincerely meant it and to fuck with him a little bit. he gave me a big smile, like, i don't believe it, but i'll take it. i'll miss that smile my whole life.
Yah, it's good. I was in Athens at the time his first album came out and saw several shows(he opened up for a lot of people). Some of the shows were really tough to watch as he self destructed and you could tell he had a serious addiction problem. Then one time I saw him around 95 and it was completely brilliant. A tortured soul and it makes me wonder what he would have sounded like if he every really cleaned up.
Did a tour with him in Spain as tour manager in 2008. One of the sharpest, wittiest, funniest guys I ever met. And a great performer with amazing songs. Can remember a crazy night with him and his band looking for somewhere to watch a euro 2008 football match. He was a great enthusiast of all sorts of aspects of life. But it was very tough for him physically on a day to day level. Was very, very sad to see him go - surprised because of his mental energy - but maybe not so surprised because it was so tough for him, and the American health system has no way of helping someone in his situation. After watching this and realising he was going to lose his house I guess he must have known there was no happy ending and it was just one hurdle too many.
I know your comment is two years old, but that's a really nice anecdote you shared and I'm glad he was great energy to be around. You make a great point about our access to healthcare needing much reform, and I'm with you 100%. On a deeper level, though, our scope of opportunity is limited as far as having accessible venues to perform at. In 2022, people still can't fathom a young person in a wheelchair performing without associating it with pity, or having the urge to ignore seeing them in their wheelchair. They don't see the strength of someone making the best of a situation, and embrace them as a full human being, disability and all. I'd encourage anyone who becomes friends with a disabled musician, help them out any way you can.
A beautiful documentary about a brilliant man. Everybody should see it. Dealing as much with the human condition as music, it will touch you on many levels. I haven't been this moved by a film in years. I hope it gets a proper release. Thanks for posting. RIP - Vic
Shame and shame forever on the American medical system... To have them pile astronomical bill after astronomical bill on this supremely talented man ... They killed him and that is to their eternal shame... Thankyou for this excellent documentary about this beautiful tortured soul... You can bear so much until the lead starts killing you.
EnosEverything yes , the medical hospital in Athens Ga. Athens Regional did kill Vic! And it killed 5 of my close kin! It got bought out by Piedmont hospital
What a sweet man- crazy sense of humor as well. I had the pleasure of meeting him in the early 2000's and spending an evening in his company. I was doing promotions for Bloodshot Records and was doing a show at Southpaw in Brooklyn, NY. I can't remember the headliner. I think it was Slobberbone? He really left an impression on me that night. I followed him after that until he passed away, which was a tragedy in its own right., especially due to the circumstances in which he died.
I did not "discover" Vic until maybe 2002. Thank God that I did. What an incredible talent, under appreciated as he was. He was not mainstream and neither am I. Neither was Mark Linkous, a similar musician to Vic and surely one of his friends. I love the work of Linkous, too, although he was no Vic Chesnutt. When they both took their own lives four months apart in 2009 and 2010, I cried. I heard the news of Linkous, which caused me to read the web about him. It was then that I heard that Vic had already taken his life as well. Why would a 53-year-old man (at the time) cry when losing two music artists that he'd only known about for six or eight years? Simple.... I love the work of the Doors and the Jimi Hendrix Experience as well, but those guys died when I was maybe 12 years old, before I ever listened to them. Heck, I was still listening to Three Dog Night at that time. And when I did become immersed in rock music as a teenager and young adult, Jimi and Jim Morrison were already gone. The only Doors and Jimi I knew were already dead heroes. But it was different with Vic. Even though I was already in my 50s, I felt like I grew up with Vic (and Sparklehorse, too). And because they were so far removed from the mainstream, I kinda felt like they were my secret. My friends, even. And when I got the news in the same day that both had taken their life, it was like a punch in the gut that ranks up there with the biggest blows I've ever had. And I cried. That's why. Thank God we still have their music, especially Vic's.
Thank you for uploading this moving documentary. I had the pleasure of working with Vic on his "Drunk" record in the early 1990s, so this brought back some warm memories of my short time with him.I don’t think I’ve ever encountered any musician as unique Vic Chesnutt. There are very few artists that can evoke raw emotional responses in me, but Vic’s lyrics and music really touch those nerves. Vic's music and memory deserve to be shared with the world. This man was a true original and one of our great American storytellers. I wish I could have told him how I felt.
Thank you for mentioning him. They passed over mark so quickly. I heard that he had loaned Vic some money even though he himself had plenty of health issues and financial issues. Is that true? Forget where I heard that.
Just heard of this guy from an interview with Jason Isbell and Marc Maron. I guess the Drive-By Truckers Athens, Ga connection? Glad I look him up. Dude was right, he’s definitely an acquired taste but I’ll keep listening.
LOVE seeing this footage. Not sure how I missed it until now. Vic was a true, original, genius, adorable, Southern, artsy, charismatic, pain-in-the-ass. Sad that I hear his music so infrequently on the radio (or anywhere else) and hear him mentioned so little. People always say that he is a musician's musician and I guess that's turned out to be true (so far). IMO he's like the Bob Dylan of Georgia - but better than Dylan! (Though to be fair, his music probably wouldn't have existed without Dylan. :) Thanks, Scott!
Great documentary. I remember seeing Vic the first time on the Bob Mould tour at the 40 Watt. It was one of those dark Vic moments referred to. It was the first time I had heard him and remember most people couldn't wait for it to end. He was just really miserable. I saw him a few years later and at this point point I figured out what he was about and it was brilliant show He was one of a kind though and really makes up the lore of Athens in those days. I've grown to appreciate his music more and more as the years go on. I had a friend who committed suicide because of some health issues and rising medical bills. It was selfish for him to do that but we can only imagine the mental and physical pain he and others in such a dire health situation feel; then with mountains of medical bills to go along with it.
Thank you so much for this. I watched it last night and have been thinking about it all day. Opening the film with Vic doing White Christmas is so beautiful and sad...brought me back to that Xmas morning I woke up and heard about his passing. I remember thinking.."fucking Vic Chesnutt, only he could upstage Jesus on his birthday".
Wow thanks for that. So glad I made the effort to see Vic and Vic (Williams) when they made the long trek to New Zealand a few years back. Was a magic night. Can't imagine the effort it took for them both to make that journey. Well done.
The one who 'pulled herself up by her boot straps' in Vic's song is sadly in the Kahlo ward in London mental hospital. She says she's being held hostage and wants help. Vic is still here for Margie Baum.
GREAT documentary, Scott! Such a wonderfully insightful portrait of an amazing musician and individual. I'm very happy to have bought my first Vic Chestnutt album today. Sure it won't be the last.
I saw Vic Chesnutt a few times at the 4O Watt Club. He was really good. I saw him in Chicago, too. I wanted to talk to him when I saw him around Athens, but I was too shy, and he seemed like he wanted to be left alone.
Vic was so prolific is true...I wonder where the possible recordings of his hundreds of songs have gotten to. If recovered, they should be released. IMHO the best Vic did was solely by himself.
Excellent. I'd love to watch Vic talk about his songs. Is there somewhere I can see the 4-1/2hours not presented here? Several of my favorite musical moments happened while sitting on the floor of NYC's Knitting Factory at Vic's feet listening to him and his 'scared little skiffle group' play songs from his first four albums. Transcendent as hell.
My name is jregde or close to grej. If anyone rolled. Him my frend. We rolled some miles in dat ol doj van ...1 time ..ah. Hell good time. Cool dude man. Steak and gravy bisct. Hi bev and diona.uv
Vic you may have had issues with God because of religion but he is real. Religion is a farce and seperate from God and Jesus. All religion. You believe and repent. Period. I know your with God Vic.
PSA: the part about Tina & Vic separating is 100% bullshit. The truth: gravityofthesituation.com/short_response.html (Mrs. Chesnutt's response). It appears TO ME that Vic & Tina may have considered divorce purely as a legal tactic to help Vic get better insurance. That's all. Scott Stuckey what the fuck is wrong with you? This is a decent way to introduce people to Vic Chesnutt, but why do you feel you need to sour it at the end by dragging Mrs. Chesnutt through the mud with lies and slander?
@charles fontaine I'll take "gossipy bullshit that I don't believe for $400, Alex" The last time I spoke to him, Mr. Chesnutt told me he was going to ride his wheelchair off the roof of Carnegie Hall and try to land on Dar Williams, which he didn't do. So, I don't think gossipy D-listers like yourself and Scott Stuckey should be smearing the dignity of Mr. Chesnutt's work by spewing some National Enquirer slope-browed crayon-eating mongoloid bullshit to raise your own artistically bankrupt and worthless social profile.
On his final tour Vic talked on stage about Tina going back to Danny Beard (her former boyfriend and founder of DB Records) and that they were getting divorced. Also there was a video on UA-cam of a Q&A with director Scott Stuckey and Kevin O’Neil where they talked about only using things he had already said in public , Mr. Stuckey said there was more private stuff left out in consideration of her feelings. The divorce seems to have contributed heavily to his depression and was common knowledge amongst his friends, I think it’s an important part of the story and should be left in there
I went to pike co high school with vic..we moved to athens at the same time..used to hang out with him and play guitar a lot from 84-90. Good guy..sad loss
My spine is a train wreck. I wanted to end the pain until I saw this video. It made me raise my fist in defiance. JfromOH
Nov. 3 or Nov.12 what's the difference mofos.
I knew Vic and Tina long ago. I met Vic in Athens around 1986 while visiting a friend who moved there on a whim from Seattle after college. I had heard some 4 track music of his before meeting him, but by then I was a mess. I don't believe I've idolized a creative person as much as Vic and as a shy, self-conscious drifter, I was no match. Through the years I met up with Vic whenever we crossed paths again in what now is series of blurry moments, as if I am viewing someone else's experience.. I moved to Los Angeles in 1989 and spent that summer, inseparable from Vic and a few friends. It is like a dream to me now, all of those moments: I happened to be there during Vic and Tina's courtship that lead to "Soggy Tongues". I had the surreal experience of watching Vic write "Big Huge Valley" as he drove us back from San Fransisco after a gig to Los Angeles, through the night into early morning rush hour traffic, his notebook against the steering wheel as he drove and wrote. I videotaped him at a concert he performed in the UCLA student union building and never looked at the footage. Before going on stage at McCabe's, I asked him to play a song I loved that night from the 4 track tapes. He didn't recall it at first, lost in the heaps of songs he would write daily and forget about. "Warm" finally made it on an album years later, fortunately, never to be lost again. I eventually settled down, had a family and my path changed and failed to cross with Vic's again. One night, I put my one year old daughter in her crib and told her a story until she fell asleep. Later, I sat by my Christmas tree and read the news that Vic had died. Needless to say, it was a dark Christmas for me. To this day I can't listen to his music without tearing up. I am just one of thousands. It's profoundly special, a gift to all of us here. I love the quote that although Vic didn't believe in an afterlife, he's going to get one anyway. It's a gift bigger than Vic and Vic knew it. I hope Tina sees the light for this film to be released, along with his music. We all need it.
I'd love to talk with you more about your encounters and experiences with Vic. I can be reached via my UA-cam page (which is mostly Vic footage). Thanks for your comment here.
Sounds like you’ve lived a good life. I’m forever stuck in this hole I dug.
@@christiangasior4244 Dig sideways, then up.
Well said and touching..
@@cw6983👈🏼what he said
It makes me fucking angry that he could have--should have--got the care he needed for free. Rest in peace, Vic. So many love you!
Vom dicklichen Teenager zum Superstar. Rest im Peace Vic. Ich liebe Dich in traurigen Stunden....
I'm a singer-songwriter in a wheelchair too. The difference from Vic is that I was born disabled (cerebral palsy). The ableist mentality says "Once you're in a wheelchair, your life is over", while those who are born disabled are forced to accept that regardless of the milestones and accomplishments they eke out on their own, their life hasn't truly begun and they deserve more.
The truth is that this is a two-person process. You can't get by in life entirely on your own, and you have to deal with others being fickle. They're going to ingratiate you at every turn without even knowing it. Especially in your teen and adult life, you're lucky if you even make one best friend, or even have some sort of relationship. Their views of you mostly stem from fear. You're a great/nice/sweet kid, but you're going to "hold me back". You "need to be taken care of". You "can't be seen as a partner". Employers note your lack of experience and admit (bluntly, no less) that they're not willing to invest in you. That's the extent of it. But at 25, I'll make sure not to suffer Vic's fate.
I was introduced to Vic by one of my friends from Ireland (we were talking about Christy Brown, an author and painter with CP). In a way, that was his way of showing me I can "make it". I'm working at it, whatever that means.
Mr. Foxx Frequency Thanks so much for your kind words.
Jake, that was really beautifully put. You illustrate an important point. And Vic's music inspires my writing, too. Thank you.
Hey man, I hope you're doing well.
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I just bought a guitar and it's given me so much pleasure to explore that side of my creative being. You can manifest a beautiful life by focusing on the positive. Watch the video I sent you 💗
I didn't run the music circles with Vic & REM. But,I met Vic at the bowling alley. He was there with the Navy School with disabled vets and local people! Vic gave love back to his community, AthensGa
holy shit i just found this guy. i’m from zebulon and i graduated from the pike county high school. this is crazy. love this guy
In 1999, when i was 21, i rode for 32 hours on greyhounds from minneapolis to nyc to see vic play 3 shows at the knitting factory, one of which is shown briefly here -- wherein he declares "there is a pubic hair on the piano." seeing that again reminds me of everything that was so special about vic and his music. you never knew at any vic show what you were going to hear. he could do an entire set of material no one had heard before, and, for all you knew, no one might ever hear again. whatever happened, you were going to laugh your ass off. he could break you and heal you. you came out of it with the sense that a light in the darkness was not just one more banality of unrealistic optimism, but a palpable reality you could live by. vic was divinely capable of making you feel good to be alive. i don't know how truly aware he was of his own power, but i like to think that on his better days he felt it like a far-off twister, like how he felt every time he felt how he wanted to feel. i was born with cerebral palsy since about '91 i had been struggling with playing guitar, trying to find different ways to chord and get sounds with my rather limited had movement. on october 5, 1993, ready to quit or maybe try another instrument, i said a prayer to god that went something like, "alright, if i'm supposed to keep doing this shit, you're going to have to give me a sign." on october 6, i went to see Bob Mould, and saw, for the first of what would ultimately be 19 times, mr. vic chesnutt. i have never stopped playing guitar or writing songs since. i've always found it hilariously ironic that such a vocal atheist from then on stood as proof for me that, as hunter s thompson put it, "someone, somewhere, is tending the light at the end of the tunnel." whatever it was, and whether he knew it or not, there was a light that surrounded vic, a light his funny, emotionally charged songs grew out of, a light that i know death can never extinguish. it was my distinct honor to have called him a friend. last time we said our goodbyes, I said "God bless you, vic," both because i sincerely meant it and to fuck with him a little bit. he gave me a big smile, like, i don't believe it, but i'll take it. i'll miss that smile my whole life.
this was so well written. i wept and then read it again. thank you for sharing this
thanks scott please find me on facebook. i'm wondering if i could possibly get copies of any of those nyc shows.
+Jason Elstad I can get you the NYC shows if Scott is too busy. Let me know. I'm on FB.
I was at the first show. I was the person that gently told the club they'd spelled his name wrong on the chalkboard.
Dude... 😢❤
That last note the Vic holds at the end is earth-shattering. This is a great work of art about a visionary artist!
A beautifully haunting story, one of the greatest documentaries I've ever seen.
Yah, it's good. I was in Athens at the time his first album came out and saw several shows(he opened up for a lot of people). Some of the shows were really tough to watch as he self destructed and you could tell he had a serious addiction problem. Then one time I saw him around 95 and it was completely brilliant. A tortured soul and it makes me wonder what he would have sounded like if he every really cleaned up.
Did a tour with him in Spain as tour manager in 2008. One of the sharpest, wittiest, funniest guys I ever met. And a great performer with amazing songs. Can remember a crazy night with him and his band looking for somewhere to watch a euro 2008 football match. He was a great enthusiast of all sorts of aspects of life. But it was very tough for him physically on a day to day level. Was very, very sad to see him go - surprised because of his mental energy - but maybe not so surprised because it was so tough for him, and the American health system has no way of helping someone in his situation. After watching this and realising he was going to lose his house I guess he must have known there was no happy ending and it was just one hurdle too many.
I know your comment is two years old, but that's a really nice anecdote you shared and I'm glad he was great energy to be around. You make a great point about our access to healthcare needing much reform, and I'm with you 100%. On a deeper level, though, our scope of opportunity is limited as far as having accessible venues to perform at. In 2022, people still can't fathom a young person in a wheelchair performing without associating it with pity, or having the urge to ignore seeing them in their wheelchair. They don't see the strength of someone making the best of a situation, and embrace them as a full human being, disability and all. I'd encourage anyone who becomes friends with a disabled musician, help them out any way you can.
A beautiful documentary about a brilliant man. Everybody should see it. Dealing as much with the human condition as music, it will touch you on many levels. I haven't been this moved by a film in years. I hope it gets a proper release. Thanks for posting. RIP - Vic
That's what I think...
Shame and shame forever on the American medical system... To have them pile astronomical bill after astronomical bill on this supremely talented man ... They killed him and that is to their eternal shame... Thankyou for this excellent documentary about this beautiful tortured soul... You can bear so much until the lead starts killing you.
EnosEverything yes , the medical hospital in Athens Ga. Athens Regional did kill Vic! And it killed 5 of my close kin! It got bought out by Piedmont hospital
What a sweet man- crazy sense of humor as well. I had the pleasure of meeting him in the early 2000's and spending an evening in his company. I was doing promotions for Bloodshot Records and was doing a show at Southpaw in Brooklyn, NY. I can't remember the headliner. I think it was Slobberbone? He really left an impression on me that night. I followed him after that until he passed away, which was a tragedy in its own right., especially due to the circumstances in which he died.
I did not "discover" Vic until maybe 2002. Thank God that I did. What an incredible talent, under appreciated as he was. He was not mainstream and neither am I. Neither was Mark Linkous, a similar musician to Vic and surely one of his friends. I love the work of Linkous, too, although he was no Vic Chesnutt. When they both took their own lives four months apart in 2009 and 2010, I cried. I heard the news of Linkous, which caused me to read the web about him. It was then that I heard that Vic had already taken his life as well. Why would a 53-year-old man (at the time) cry when losing two music artists that he'd only known about for six or eight years? Simple.... I love the work of the Doors and the Jimi Hendrix Experience as well, but those guys died when I was maybe 12 years old, before I ever listened to them. Heck, I was still listening to Three Dog Night at that time. And when I did become immersed in rock music as a teenager and young adult, Jimi and Jim Morrison were already gone. The only Doors and Jimi I knew were already dead heroes. But it was different with Vic. Even though I was already in my 50s, I felt like I grew up with Vic (and Sparklehorse, too). And because they were so far removed from the mainstream, I kinda felt like they were my secret. My friends, even. And when I got the news in the same day that both had taken their life, it was like a punch in the gut that ranks up there with the biggest blows I've ever had. And I cried. That's why. Thank God we still have their music, especially Vic's.
Thank you for uploading this moving documentary. I had the pleasure of working with Vic on his "Drunk"
record in the early 1990s, so this brought back some warm memories of my short time with him.I don’t think I’ve ever encountered any musician as unique Vic Chesnutt. There are very few artists that can evoke raw emotional responses in me, but Vic’s lyrics and music really touch those nerves.
Vic's music and memory deserve to be shared with the world. This man was a true original and one of our great American
storytellers. I wish I could have told him how I felt.
godfkndamnit, the last texts in the end of the movie... fkn hell
This was excellent, it really needs to be released "officially" I was moved to tears several times. What a great artist - I miss him everyday...
Didn't realize this film was out in the world. Thanks Scott. Still discovering Vic after 30 years of listening to him.
I had a dream that I was watching Vic and Mark Linkous record tunes. Somewhere it's happening...
Praise.
Thank you for mentioning him. They passed over mark so quickly. I heard that he had loaned Vic some money even though he himself had plenty of health issues and financial issues. Is that true? Forget where I heard that.
Just heard of this guy from an interview with Jason Isbell and Marc Maron. I guess the Drive-By Truckers Athens, Ga connection? Glad I look him up. Dude was right, he’s definitely an acquired taste but I’ll keep listening.
LOVE seeing this footage. Not sure how I missed it until now. Vic was a true, original, genius, adorable, Southern, artsy, charismatic, pain-in-the-ass. Sad that I hear his music so infrequently on the radio (or anywhere else) and hear him mentioned so little. People always say that he is a musician's musician and I guess that's turned out to be true (so far). IMO he's like the Bob Dylan of Georgia - but better than Dylan! (Though to be fair, his music probably wouldn't have existed without Dylan. :) Thanks, Scott!
saw him support cowboy junkies! he blew them and me away! unbelievable talent and character! thanks for this great upload!
Great documentary. I remember seeing Vic the first time on the Bob Mould tour at the 40 Watt. It was one of those dark Vic moments referred to. It was the first time I had heard him and remember most people couldn't wait for it to end. He was just really miserable. I saw him a few years later and at this point point I figured out what he was about and it was brilliant show He was one of a kind though and really makes up the lore of Athens in those days. I've grown to appreciate his music more and more as the years go on. I had a friend who committed suicide because of some health issues and rising medical bills. It was selfish for him to do that but we can only imagine the mental and physical pain he and others in such a dire health situation feel; then with mountains of medical bills to go along with it.
Vic Chesnutt is amazing! I can't believe I hadn't heard of him before hearing one of his songs on indie rock radio! RIP Vic.
Great Film, I am so glad it exists!
Never saw him playing solo but I saw Brute 2-3 times... his music is so many things.. he is one of a kind
I was in Athens Ga.on Christmas . My husband died in the next ER room at Athens Regional Hospital
My favorite song writer ever!
Thank you so much for this. I watched it last night and have been thinking about it all day. Opening the film with Vic doing White Christmas is so beautiful and sad...brought me back to that Xmas morning I woke up and heard about his passing. I remember thinking.."fucking Vic Chesnutt, only he could upstage Jesus on his birthday".
Oh wow. Emotional to watch. Cheers !
Wow thanks for that. So glad I made the effort to see Vic and Vic (Williams) when they made the long trek to New Zealand a few years back. Was a magic night. Can't imagine the effort it took for them both to make that journey. Well done.
The one who 'pulled herself up by her boot straps' in Vic's song is sadly in the Kahlo ward in London mental hospital. She says she's being held hostage and wants help. Vic is still here for Margie Baum.
Lambchop's music directed me to Vic, happy I found out about him in the late 90's.
GREAT documentary, Scott! Such a wonderfully insightful portrait of an amazing musician and individual. I'm very happy to have bought my first Vic Chestnutt album today. Sure it won't be the last.
thanks so much for sharing this! It's wonderful to see all this great footage and learn more about Vic!
I saw Vic Chesnutt a few times at the 4O Watt Club. He was really good. I saw him in Chicago, too. I wanted to talk to him when I saw him around Athens, but I was too shy, and he seemed like he wanted to be left alone.
Suburban Mom He scared you ? Details ?
Ryan Smith - I fixed my comment. He didn't scare me. I was too shy....
His guitar playing is pretty clean considering his issues with his hands. Great doc...thanks a lot.
Absolutely moving. Amazing work.
RIP Vic, you are a legend and up there with some of the greats of all time.
"There's Usually Someone in the Trunk" is my jam
Happy birthday Vic , 12-11-2022 thankyou for all...
Great film. Thanks, Scott.
Thanks for posting. I was lucky to have seen Vic open for Soul Asylum in the early 1990's. I was hooked on his music.
VIC ! Moving, honest great dokumentary. Wonderful artist. Love and Peace.
Happy Christmas, Vic. You're not forgotten.
Had the joy of seeing Vic in a near empty venue in Leeds the with Howe Gelb in a packed venue in London apart ten years apart. Sadly missed.
Thanks for posting. I really wish the powers that be would cooperate to have Vic's material released.
Thank you vic. Athens love! Miss you. Hometeam
Complex and brilliant. Thanks for this
Happy birthday Vic, i wroth this 12-12-2022
This is some powerful shit. I love the duality of his work which is pretty much all you need to survive. Thanks Vic.
brilliant thanks
FUCK YEAH VIC CHESTNUT! Show me a life with out Anguish and I'll show you a life void of Passion.
I adore Vic Chesnutt
Vic was so prolific is true...I wonder where the possible recordings of his hundreds of songs have gotten to. If recovered, they should be released. IMHO the best Vic did was solely by himself.
Skyland Trail never called the reschedule a pick up time - gutted
Really reminds me of Tom Waits and Shane Macgowan, at least in the honesty of the lyrics.
Every word deserves its own tune
Excellent. I'd love to watch Vic talk about his songs. Is there somewhere I can see the 4-1/2hours not presented here? Several of my favorite musical moments happened while sitting on the floor of NYC's Knitting Factory at Vic's feet listening to him and his 'scared little skiffle group' play songs from his first four albums. Transcendent as hell.
58:07 RIP Sparklehorse
I dont know you
but I love you Vic.
Thank you
We miss Vic!
VIC CHESNUTT GENIUSZ GENIUSZ GENIUSZ nad GENIUSZAMI KOSMOS KOCHANI na zawsze dziękuję BARDZO
Thanks for sharing this
one a me bestest pals i've never met.
Thanks for this.
Harmony Korine vibes
thank you so much for this
This is cool
Vic sounds a lot like Cat Stevens!
No words.
28:40 “I didn’t want to sound like James Taylor“
Vic Chesnutt was the singer songwriter Michael Stipe spent his entire career trying to be.
28:52 “I hated Bob Dylan“
loved this, thanks
Vic was such a beautiful soul ! Athens Regional hospital is a killing hospital. F Athens regional! They got bought out by Piedmont
Super
fun party lol
Hi , does anyone know the song at 2:40?
How the heck did he shoot up drugs? Had to have some help for that you would think unless he already has a port or something.
K now does anybody know if the new Mark Linkous doc is available anywhere online? Vic was great but more about words than melodies, most of the time.
Alguien que puedas traducirlo/subtitularlo al castellano por favor...?
What a splendid film! Can someone please tell me the title of the tune @ 1:03:41
Look at Me
I think it’s called “I’m still alive” and it’s from the album Left to His Own Devices, which I believe is out of print
@@vicchesnuttfanpage4831 It's actually called "Look at Me" and it's the final song on Left to His Own Devices.
Who was ever was more skinless? All filament - no bulb.
does anybody know the name of the song the song that's playing when he talks about moving to Venice beach?
Bad Boy Town
what song is playing on 39:54
Phil the Fiddler.
Hey! Could anyone tell me what song he is playing at 36:36? Thank you!
Cobbham Blues
Thanks!!
My name is jregde or close to grej. If anyone rolled. Him my frend. We rolled some miles in dat ol doj van ...1 time
..ah. Hell good time. Cool dude man. Steak and gravy bisct. Hi bev and diona.uv
3:35
Please tell me who (even if they really don't agree or like the idea of a video like this) are the ones who gave this the dislike vote. Damn.
Ok
He sounds like Cat Stevens..
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25:53
I love his music but it doesn’t move me as much as Elliott Smith or Sparklehorse. I need to have more melody, I guess.
It makes me sad that he was an atheist too.
Vic you may have had issues with God because of religion but he is real. Religion is a farce and seperate from God and Jesus. All religion. You believe and repent. Period.
I know your with God Vic.
god isn't real and I think it's cool that vic was atheist in a town where very few people were.
PSA: the part about Tina & Vic separating is 100% bullshit.
The truth: gravityofthesituation.com/short_response.html (Mrs. Chesnutt's response).
It appears TO ME that Vic & Tina may have considered divorce purely as a legal tactic to help Vic get better insurance. That's all.
Scott Stuckey what the fuck is wrong with you? This is a decent way to introduce people to Vic Chesnutt, but why do you feel you need to sour it at the end by dragging Mrs. Chesnutt through the mud with lies and slander?
Vic told me himself that he was getting divorced and he was pretty bummed about it.
@charles fontaine I'll take "gossipy bullshit that I don't believe for $400, Alex"
The last time I spoke to him, Mr. Chesnutt told me he was going to ride his wheelchair off the roof of Carnegie Hall and try to land on Dar Williams, which he didn't do. So, I don't think gossipy D-listers like yourself and Scott Stuckey should be smearing the dignity of Mr. Chesnutt's work by spewing some National Enquirer slope-browed crayon-eating mongoloid bullshit to raise your own artistically bankrupt and worthless social profile.
On his final tour Vic talked on stage about Tina going back to Danny Beard (her former boyfriend and founder of DB Records) and that they were getting divorced. Also there was a video on UA-cam of a Q&A with director Scott Stuckey and Kevin O’Neil where they talked about only using things he had already said in public , Mr. Stuckey said there was more private stuff left out in consideration of her feelings. The divorce seems to have contributed heavily to his depression and was common knowledge amongst his friends, I think it’s an important part of the story and should be left in there
Hey Tina