We saw rumors floating around earlier, but wanted to hold off until we had a reliable source: Both Matador and Goner Records have confirmed that Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr., aka Jay Reatard, has died. Goner writes:
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of our good friend Jay Reatard. Jay died in his sleep last night. We will pass along information about funeral arrangements when they are made public.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal reports:
Memphis police have opened a death investigation, spokesman Jennifer Robinson said. Lindsey was found around 3:30 a.m. in his bed, Robinson said.
He was 29. Our condolences to his family and friends.
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Jeremy Lee Lindsey Jr. (May 1, 1980 – January 13, 2010
Jay was what few people have the capacity to be. He created an undeniably classic album that contained so much pain transfered to tape in such an explosive way that it made you feel different after hearing it. He was transgressive and honest. His flaws were something he focused on and overdubbed and distorted until they made you forget who he really was – a person with feelings and a good heart. He loved music and worked hard from a young age to pursue it. He was a self-made and unmade man. I am truly sickened to see him go.
- Bradford Cox, 1/13/09
Here’s one of Jay’s final recordings, a psyched-out take on Nirvana’s “Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle.”
[Photo by Ion Sokhos]
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RIP – an awesome talent and incredible songwriter gone with so much left to give. I, for one, will miss him terribly. Kudos to you, Jay.
i’ll miss him. he wrote some great songs.
absolutely gutted about this.
This doesn’t surprise me. If you live recklessly, you’ll die early.
Fuck off, troll.
Why, because it’s the truth and you’re afraid to admit that? The guy was obviously mentally unstable as evidenced by his pissing on fans and band mates, violent behavior towards people, supposedly beat his girlfriend, was wrecked on drugs, hated everyone and every other musician in the world and I could go on. He was no role model for how one should take care of themselves or treat others.
You’re missing the point altogether, and yeah it’s sad that he passed away but it just should serve as a stark reminder that you gotta take care of your body if you want to stick around this place.
Do you know his exact cause of death yet? No. Let people grieve until a toxicology confirms your accusation.
I read Crud’s comments a few times and I don’t think he ever says drugs were the cause of death. Crud’s right about taking care of yourself. But that isn’t to say that he won’t be missed. As someone who thinks Reatard was total douche, I will still miss him. Rock and Punk has lost all it’s anger and dysfunctional lashing out. While his antics might not have been pretty, his attitude helped keep people honest. Sometimes you need someone throwing stones in glass houses. It keeps the rest of us alert.
I don’t understand why just because someone passes away means that it’s impossible to consider them in a negative light. He had a valid point- Reatard lived hard and dangerously, and unfortunately paid the price. I saw him live less than 2 months ago, and while I didn’t personally like the set, I could see his talent and energy. RIP.
you were his best friend? if not fuck off and let people speak.
I don’t have a point. I don’t have a moral. I just think you need to give someone a few fucking days of peace before you start in on calling them a druggy asshole. I hated Michael Jackson. I thought he was a terrible role model. But I acknowledged that others valued what he did, and maybe even him as a person. So I gave them time to grieve instead of instantly jumping in and attacking.
It was common knowledge Jay was an outstanding douche. It was also common knowledge he was into drugs. That doesn’t mean that, that has to be the first words spoken about him. It just makes someone look like a cynical, jaded asshole to mock his death because “it was a typical rock star death.”
keith richards, iggy pop, and every other performer whose ever done a ton of drugs begs to differ
this is a completely stupid and ignorant comment.
no, it’s not. obviously not everyone should live like that, but plenty of people have lived hard lives and lived long past 29. it isn’t something that should be celebrated but it’s not ignorant to say that is a reality.
To the people above who continue trying to defend Jay on the drug abuse and rock ‘n roll factor, we get it: It shouldn’t surprise anyone. I think the comments above focus more on how a combo of drugs PLUS self-destructive behavior can have severe, sad consequences and this is one of those occasions. Some musicians somehow escape death, even multiple times, but the fact is Jay didn’t and he was pretty messed up with where he was in life. If you want to take that risk with your life, go ahead, but to some of us here, it’s hard to have sympathy for someone who clearly showed no regard for life in the first place. Here’s news as recent as just TWO days ago about Jay’s run-in with a band called Liquor Store:
“He tried to attack us with a chainsaw after throwin around wads of money and burnin 20s and askin us if we thought he was a sellout but he was so fd on coke he couldnt even turn it on then he hit me in the face with a disco ball full of sand and cracked my nose open and kicked us out of his house after he invited us there to stay there and i was all bloody and my friends slashed his tires it sucked He was smokin coke out of a skull bong and freebasin and had 50 grand in his closet”
Jay’s Facebook was then updated to say: ?Little bitches in Liquor Store just stab [sic] my tires! I will kill you.?
He then Tweeted on January 11th: “I will give anyone a hundred bucks per tire that they pop on the band liquor stores van ! Yes I’m serious”
Now Jay is dead, with his last moments on Earth going down as a story where he evidentally went psychotic on some small punk band. Death is always sad, and perhaps in this case it’s mostly sad for fans of Jay’s music and those, if any, who could consider him a friend and family member. What is not wrong, though, are the people who are so caught up in the “show respect for the dead” charade that they’re afraid to admit how unbelievably fucked up Jay was in his life outside of music.
Nobody should be afraid to be able to state their opinion on that, and I wish more people could, because many people evidentally think being a rock star means you need to pull the pathetic druggy self-destruction image to maintain rock ‘n roll credibility. Guess what? You don’t, and Jay died as a poor example for anyone, musician or not, to follow. Had he died under any other better circumstances, I’d be sitting here writing about a guy who was taken away way too soon, but instead I’m sitting here writing about a guy who was to oblivious to know that his time was up.
ok fine, you certainly have a point. but all of that and then a shit load more that isn’t there doesn’t justify someone being dead at 29.
ok you fucking prick, what does that have to do with a dead man? So, he did drugs and was not able to function on them. And? Most of you little twits can’t. Also, now the cops are looking for the person who murdered him. I guess your comment is now just another fucking self-righteous rant against people who can’t handle the drug they choose to do.
I am 100% sure that if you and I drank together, your night would be much worse than his with that bad punk band. I have seen many assholes who like to talk about other people who did something they could not handle not be able to handle their shit. So you are a prick who likes to comment on others who took too much. Fuck you
I’m pretty sure if you and I drank together, I’d know when top stop and I’d easily be able to avoid this made up scenario of yours without making myself look like a fool altogether. It’s unfortunate to see you’ve never been exposed to people who have complete control over their lives. Some of us know when we’ve had enough to drink. Some of us know that drugs are re(a)tarded and totally out of the question. Some of us know how to avoid the wrong type of people, influences and bad situations. Maybe I’ve just been fortunate enough to have been raised with self-discipline and how to make constructive decisions. That’s where it’s sad for someone like Jay. Life didn’t really give him the best chance to succeed at living, and today I’m a little bit more thankful to be alive and well, even if it means I’ll never put out an album Pitchfork dubs Best New Music and gains me international fame.
This is the worst page I have ever read on Stereogum.
To be fair, they label a death like this as a homicide as a formality since the timing of discovery and the phone call. Early reports thus far have suggested he died in his sleep and was discovered dead by a roommate. While this doesn’t leave out the possibility someone did something to Jay such as giving him bad drugs, I won’t be surprised if it’s just that and not something more horrific. I’m hoping it’s not as it would make this story 100 times more sadder.
Shane MacGoawn. Let’s not forget Shane.
bummer
Why are all the musicians named Jimmy dying?! OBAAAMAAAAAAAAA!!!!
Awful, I don’t even think he reached his full potential, dude was a firecracker, but that’s what made him so fun. Sh!tty damn news. :-(
devistaion…
When I first read this I thought n\he might be 27. but then I was disappointed. Sad news
This sucks, man. Sucks a lot.
You wrote some killer tunes, Jay. Peace.
Looking at his Twitter looks like he was sick the past couple days?
http://twitter.com/Jayreatard
real reason stereogum held off publishing this? they were fighting on whether to go with “Retardead” as the headline.
+1
Who is Jay Reatard?
RIP Jay Reatard. I never listened much to your stuff, but I realized that you had many fans who adored you. My condolences to your friends and family.
It Ain’t Gonna Save Me
Horrible horrible news. Blood visions was amazing, all the singles, the latest album. You will be missed.
thank you Jay.
Who is Jay Reatard?
hehehe his name is kinda like Retard
wow. this is shocking! to be honest, if their was going to be someone who would die way to early jay reatard would be a prime candidate. still, though…..very sad news. my thoughts are with his family.
Rest in peace, I just got into his music this past year, I’m sad there wont be any more of it.
R.I.P Man.. will be having a drink in your memory
No one talented should die so young, thoughts going out to friends and family.
man o man you are a douche…whenever I see your comments they make me want to shit all over your keyboard…but you would probably like that…eat it all up and such.
Uh… he sent out a generic “condolences” message. What the fuck are you going off about?
Righty, talentless people should die young.
dude, who the hell says shit like that, get a life and have some fucking respect.
Umm, he was possibly referring to your statement “No one talented should die so young” which more or less implies that it’s fine to die young if you don’t have any acclaimed talent. Comical that you took it as his calling Reatard talentless though.
nice dude. didn’t take long for this thread to turn tasteless.
“Alone in a room
Needless I sit
I close my eyes
and try to forget
Death is calling
Get in line” – ‘Death is Forming’ by Jay Reatard on Blood Visions
Can’t say this saddens me cause this guy was a douche in real life. But my respect for the dead has me at a cross roads…so I’ll keep my mouth shut.
This qualifies as keeping your mouth shut, you asshole? Just because you’re on the internet it doesn’t mean that you should act like a jerk with horrible manners. Your mother should be ashamed of you right now.
I am new to stereogum, and it’s been a hell of a long time since i’ve been on an online message board of any kind, and now i remember why…picture yourself in any real-life social situation where someone had just died: would you really speak like such an asshole? You’re trying to have it both ways, calling a dead guy names and then pretending you’re taking the high road and “keeping your mouth shut”.
If even a small percentage of people could control themselves and actually keep their mouths shut online, we’d be a much more productive species.
If he had flu-like symptoms i wonder if he died of either swine flu or MRSA. i got MRSA real bad nearly 3 years ago and it nearly killed me.
whoa. my roommate used to book the lost sounds when they were in austin back in the day. he used to crash on my floor and various concert posters are all over my house. shit is kind of eerie. i can’t say this is too unexpected but damn. Rest In Peace.
Terrible. He’ll be missed.
Pretty Soon A White Puff Cloud Will Ascend From The Pitchfork Headquarters Naming The New Messiah
I’m somewhat shocked at the bad taste. Guess I shouldn’t be?
C’mon people have some respect!
Didn’t personally know the guy but my heart goes out to his friends and family. RIP Jay and thanks for rocking our faces off.
didn’t know jack black was a fan
Wow, sad news. I was always a bit turned off by his attitude, but 29 is far too young of an age for anybody to die, no matter how they may have (or may not have) lived their life. All the best to his friends and family.
Did anyone really find this surprising? Frankly I don’t give a fuck.
His behavior recently was off-putting for sure, but he made some pretty amazing music.
RIP Jay.
Real nice stage name. Let’s make fun of the handicapped. This guy was no doubt a real jerk. I’m glad I never chose to listen to his music.
fuck you.
This is NO surprise people. Have you been to one of his shows? This is the Darwin theory at work. Make no mistake, he was talented…and proably outright psychotic. He’ll be missed either way.
Yanno, just because a person did any sort of drugs, drank, or acted a certain way at shows doesn’t mean they deserve to die. Get a sense of fucking morality you assholes. I wasn’t a fan of the guy’s music, but it’s a shocker and very sad when a person dies young. Even if someone has mental instability they don’t deserve to die.
Very well said, Maggie. I personally would say about that not only myself but also about 90% of the guys I hung out with in my younger, wilder days (I’m 30 now) could easily have died way too young from any number of things, and maybe it wouldn’t have been the most surprising thing. Anyone who has ever lost a friend at a young age (whether it’s because of driving drunk or or murder or cancer or anything else) knows how sad this is. 29 is too young to die, no matter how self-destructively you choose to behave! I mean, what a horrible thing for this guy’s family and friends, just unimaginably horrible, and made even sadder by how staggeringly talented he was.
The guy was an amazing musician and I felt he was still getting better every year. I love his earlier, rawer stuff, but I’m also a huge fan of the Clean and the Tall Dwarfs and was really amazed at some of the sounds Jay Reatard was getting into in the last two records he put out. The guy definitely was born to make music and he certainly put his stamp on the world and will be missed. It’s like this Haiti situation — it would be great if it weren’t happening, but it is, and it’s really a bummer.
I’ll always be in debt to Reatard because he turned me on to bands like the Verlaines and the Tall Dwars. I can’t count him as one of my favorites, although I liked his music, but he turned me on to some bands that are.
The healthiest man in the world can get a strange disease and just die suddenly…have we leant NOTHING from Dr. HOUSE MD?!?
Seriously, though I just got into Reatard last year abouts, so it sucks to hear someone with musical yalent will be making no more. R.I.P indeed. If I meet him in hell I’ll ask what he was always on about.
jay reatard rest in peace. i love your music
Brad Cox’s comment was beautiful
This is the first time I’ve felt truly sad by an artist passing. He will be deeply missed. I’m still completely shocked.
This has nothing to do with being healthy or not… I could die tomorrow!
sucks to hear about this, he seemed to have a great future ahead of him. his track for chris knox is a real standout. and their is no denying that he was prolific = j wrote and wrote and wrote and wrote and in my humble opinion was a success.
All of these comments seem to suggest that you have to be a “good person” to create art, or that putting out records and being an OK person are inextricably linked. Traditionally, only in the world of e! celebrity news and late night TMZ gossip do the personal lives of people who allegedly ‘do things’ matter. This is punk rock, motherfuckers!
Today the world is a little less reatarded. Wasn’t a fan, but 29 is shockingly young. RIP
I have probably listened to Blood Visions more than any other album an its still in constant rotation over 3 years later. One of my first dates with my girl friend we to a Jay Reatard show. I have so many memories with his music. I am truly devasted by this. RIP
I am truly sorry to see him go. He was a talented musician who had a lot of emotion in his lyrics and in his music. The rock community has lost a son.
Now I have to change my display name…
R.I.P brother.
Once someone dies, you can’t say anything negative about them. That is the rule.
Sad. I’m thinking it was suicide. The guy obviously wanted to be a legend – death before 30 was his last ditch effort.
A lot of these comments remind me of the movie ‘World’s Greatest Dad’. This is so shocking.. RIP Jay.
I’m not suprised too see a bunch of people who probably never met him talking shit. Some guy claimed he “hated every other musician”? What? He used to have bands that played Memphis stay at his house all the time. He used to give free equipment to bands who needed it as well. Seriously don’t talk shit if you are this clueless. RIP Jay.
“The rock community has lost a son.”
well said man. and kudos to some of the others that had good things to say.
Looks like all of the basic emotional foodgroups are represneted here (and other blogs) … very typical reaction when someone passes. People handle this type of news differently so don’t stress yourself over someone else’s emotional response to this.
Life is short and love is all that matters.
Even the haters want to give and recieve love no matter how much they pretend… including Jay.
RIP kid.
I never thought I would be older than dying rock stars, but here I am at 35 and still alive. Wishing everyone the best out there in annon land.
Burg
Whatever. The snobby hipster version of Andrew W.K. died. Now everyone can say what a genius he was. – Hater City, USA.
rock on jay
Pitchfork just posted up an new update on the cause of death, they are investigating it as a homicide now
“he had $50K in his closet”….bet those Liquor Store guys aren’t going to feel so clever if it was murder and the $50K is gone.
appreciate the mp3. at least we’ll have it a lot longer than we had Jay.
RIP
fuckin barely talented would have been forgotten douchebag dies and everyone shits a bricks. he will be remembered now while vic chesnutt died on xmas and already no one cares.
Spot on! (I don’t care about Vic Chesnutt).
the nirvana cover is dope
Glad to see the Memphis cops are actually willing to investigate homicides even if the person involved made left of center music and took drugs. If the cops in the Cobain/Smith cases had done the same those stories would have probably ended a lot different as well.
Missed out on seeing him last year, will never get a chance to now.
RIP.
so sick of these people trying to be witty and dissing jay after this tragedy. there’s nothing more predictable than dickheads trying to steal the limelight in this sort of situation.
much love jay
Just got into him last summer, but really enjoyed his sound, RIP.
to all you assholes who wrote deprecating comments,
I hope you realize that you are so insignificant that when YOU DIE nobody is gonna bother to talk shit about you.
RIP, Jay.
back at ya, buddy
we will miss you, rip.
Forty five thousand Haitians also died. but they weren’t signed to Matador so fuck them.
Please explain to me how this is in any way relevant? Do you feel that Stereogum should be doing features on natural disasters rather than musicians?
I’m sure we can all quote Stalin until we’re blue in the face, but why the fuck is it such a crime to grieve a musician special to you in the same time frame as an earthquake?
sad man, really sad. I think i get get what the first posters were trying to say, i would rather the guy was alive and happy and clean, and id never heard of him than him being dead and me liking his music.
I also wish van gough didnt go nuts too and was a mailman
but hes dead and his music was cool, so im gonna fire up blood visions and think about life
ive never been one to care to much about the faces behind the instruments i never liked his music so i m not gonna miss him
it’s ok buddy, nobody will care about you either when you’re gone with that kind of attitude.
JAY LIVED PUNK ROCK. WE NEED MORE PEOPLE LIKE THAT IN THIS WORLD. HE WASN’T AFRAID TO BE DISLIKED. HE WOULD HAVE LAUGHED AT ALL YOU HATERS AND PUNCHED YOU ALL IN THE FACE. AND THAN PISS ON YOU. HE WILL BE MISSED.
” i know a place” by jay reatard
i know a place
where we can go
to be alone
i know a place
where we can crawl to die
away
away from here
and please don’t you cry
wipe the tears awar from your eyes
if we both weren’t so sad
maybe this thing isn’t so bad
yes we both
we ask what we ask for
yes we both
we ask what we ask for
today
yes, we need more people who laugh in other people’s faces, punch them in the face and then piss on them. that’s very punk rock. should they do that in all caps too?
A public memorial service has been announced to take place in Memphis. Can anybody say G.G. Allin funeral, part 2?
Does anyone know why he died yet?
i like how people talk about what a big douche he was without knowing him personally or knowing about any problems he had in his life or growing up. i’m sure if any of you were indie famous, there’d be a few nasty stories going on about some shit you did. i’m certain you and your friends have been dicks to people. yea he was a bit fucked, but who isn’t? how about evolving past the rationale of a 14 year old kid brought up on christianity ? who sees the world in complete black and white ? and understand that there are no good or bad people. just people: at times nice, at times troubled and facing problems, at times assholes. jay certainly had his fair share of problems and it was perhaps only a matter of time, but it’s still a shame to see him go.
wow. pathetic ass people. why sign in to talk shit about someone who has died? maybe your wit will be acknowledged here? you will never reach anyone like he did. luckily, your death with be insignificant and unnoticed by the public. i’ve never been so struck by the death of someone i’ve never met. you people are heartless. now get back to your iphone…
I heard that reatards have a short life expectancy.
I’m his sister. Entitled to your opion, you are. The mirror can be an ugly place. Judgement is found there.
my condolences to you and your family / friends. i can only imagine what you guys are going through right now.
Rest in peace Jay, you left behind some fantastic music. I hope you’re up there still jammin out looking down on us poor sods who can’t get over the controversy and unfairness of dying young. “don’t get me started?that’s just retarded?” You’re songs were all gold.
It truly is too bad that he passed as young as he did. Personally I think the music is garbage. I’ll refrain from placing any judgement on how he lived his life because I’m in no position to do so, nor care to, but having opinion on the work is something I do feel entitled to. Live fast, die young. I will tell you, I’d feel pretty poor if I’d passed like this and people who didn’t know me felt the need to anonymously go on a message board and talk about what a piece of shit I was. Guess that says more about how he lived his life than anything else.
Read the comments on this board: http://www.avclub.com/articles/jay-reatard-dead-at-29,37043/
And compare them to the comments on *this* board.
Jay Reatard would beat the LIVING SH!T out of all of you if he were alive to read this.
BYE
If he has friends or family? i know his sister, who is an amazing woman that has helped many, and even tried to help him. despite his life choices, she loved him unconditionally, and is extremely grief struck. and so are the people that knew him and grew up with him. so yes, he has friends and family who are devastated by this.
if you didn’t know him personally, then shut the fuck up with your misinformed judgment. kid had a big heart and made better music than 99.99%
RIP jay
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=61533697 To all the people who dont really know much about Jay Reatard or His music.. this is a 20 minute documentary about him. The last minute or two He speaks about death and its inevitable arrival that drove him to make as much music as he did. I saw jay at the biltmore in vancouver last year and also last august i attended an instore gig at zulu records, both were alot of fun. Its very sad to see him go.
Last week, I twice tried to post that link on here, and the Stereogum gods didn’t let the message through for some reason. Kudos for getting the word out.
I saw the guy on New Year’s Eve in Milwaukee (which I believe was his last show?) and I’ll never forget him saying towards the end of his set “I’m gonna be 30 this year. Time to start growing up and make it a great year”. I wasn’t a huge fan of his music but I can certainly appreciate the effort he put into his music. His cover article in Death + Taxes magazine a few months back sits on my coffee table right now, it’s really sad because the title is “Jay Reatard is here to save rock and roll” and the man is gone far too early.
It seems like just the other day that I poked fun at him on the cover of d+t. Not a fan of his music at all, but there was obviously a lot of energy and ferocity to it. As a fellow musician it is definitely sad to see him go so early in life. RIP.
The question that splits the hipster crew in half.
Radiohead or Beatles?
Which is better.
Why?
R.I.P Jay
Some real goobers tap into the comments here dont they?……most artists start out on freetos and pop….and the substances well lets just say purple haze didnt come from cleaning window panes.
Look at AVATAR_D now theres a mountain dew induced geek creation. Give the Jay guy his props for living like a artist with risk and abandon not some tron covered nobody who will watch nerds replace him with cartoons…..weaklings like turd need to cook their own grool instead of mommy…come out of the basement TURD! have a brownie. Opps that would be laundry to you.
Surprising this hasn’t come up in the news but.. Jay had broken his ribs and torn his intercostal muscles, possibly injuring his lungs, a few months prior. He’s well known for not taking care of himself and had had a flu. There’s a good chance he could have passed from pneumonia.
Let him RIP.
where are the autopsy results? any fluid in the lungs, or recent broken ribs would show.
“Jay didn’t and he was pretty messed up with where he was in life. If you want to take that risk with your life, go ahead, but to some of us here, it’s hard to have sympathy for someone who clearly showed no regard for life in the first place.”
it’s kind of harsh to say he had no regard for life. Everything I’ve read about the guy was that he was a pretty live wire. To say something like he had no regard for life is kind of a broad statement. You can’t be an artist, appreciate other artists work, site influences that inspire you, make great music and openly write about regret like his lyric “i scare away the things I love” He said in the song “love”. People who “love” things have regard for life. That doesn’t support your argument that he had no regard for life. Clearly he was depressed. Something, or some invent in his life led him into a downward spiral. When depression sinks into your life you need professional help, you become despondent, you ignore your physical health and are convinced you’re going to die. He seemed like an alcoholic and drug addict, the worst kind. Not a happy drunk. The kind that turns violent when they drink. Therapy and proper meds might have worked. I don’t think Jay wanted to die or had a death wish. When you pass a certain point it’s out of your control. I feel very bad that no one helped him. If it was a “natural” death why didn’t someone bring him to a doctor? I’ve read some memorial stuff from people who claimed to have known him and loved him, but not one person intervened whether he was physically sick or mentally sick. That pisses me off.
I’m his sister…this blog amazes me.
Anonymous 02/02/10 wrote: “I feel very bad that no one helped him. If it was a “natural” death why didn’t someone bring him to a doctor? I’ve read some memorial stuff from people who claimed to have known him and loved him, but not one person intervened whether he was physically sick or mentally sick. That pisses me off.”
While I can understand and respect your anger coming from a place where you are unaware of Jay’s entire life (though many assume as much), please rest easy knowing that there were many that were supportive of him as a person and helped him aside from music. It’s so easy for we (humans) to be angered by a blocked view of what we believe to be truth and form our own reality based on distorted information. Please be reminded that the key to any good psychological assessment is to look at the entire picture. However, if you don’t know the whole picture – it’s a bit difficult to have a diagnosis with strong validity or be capable of prescribing the solution.
I am Kurtcobain’s age and had met he and Knew Kayne Staley, tthey wer cool people and great artists. It was not so surprising about Layne, but Kurt really threw us al at teh time, Jay was an amazing artist, and I did not know him, but, I did see him and review 2 of his shows. of some reaosn, he did not seem tat crazy to me? when he is interviewed, he is very calm and had a great vovaculary. I do not care how he died, I am interetsed in how he lived, nad what he wrote and accomplished inhis life. I am so impressed with what he got done at this young age, and I love his music, he was really coming into a new place, and his music was maturing as well, this is a terrible tradgey, no good outcome. I love the little vid waiting for something. At th eend, he said he nevre planeed to be a rock star, or ” do music’ he talked about doing something eles.. very wistfully, in a very dreamy way. that is whaqt he is doing now. I love him and miss him and wil certainlt mis his music. he sadi” I’m Watchin you, and everything you do…” he also said” I know a place”. this is wjher he wetn,
Rest In Punk Jay and know that what you left us behind is treasured. I am so sorry for his family and freinds, he took care of them , or so he claimed in the little film. Let’s take a moment here to be thougtful and remember that a living breathing, laughing, smiiling person is gone.
too soon,
Blessing t Jay, I love the kid, and I do not even know him.
peace to you Miss Lindsey as wel . stay strong, xx
ps excuse my errors pelase, arm in cast.
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