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Roky Erickson's midlife crisis
Roky Erickson, who was a rock star from the 13th Floor Elevators in the late 60's, had a midlife crisis just like a lot of people. If you don't rememeber his band, their hit song was "You're Gonna Miss Me." He eventually got into doing drugs while on the road and ended up with a metal disorder, Schitzophrenia. He went crazy and had to be put into a mental institution. Now he has been released and still plays music happily with his band. I think htat his story is an amazing one. I was fortunate enough to see the documentary on his life, "You're Gonna Miss Me" which truly emphasized what a dramatic change in your life does to a person. A coworker of mine at umg recommended the dvd to me and I was truly fascinated by it. If you're interested i suggest you check out the website or watch a clip of the dvd.
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Great Recording Artist, Sad Story
Oscar, thanks for the suggestion and I'll check out the movie. In my previous life I ran a record company and we put out three of Roky's solo albums in the 1980s. I've been ripping my old CDs so I can play them on my iPod and recently heard the 13th Floor Elevators again--the first time in probably 20 years so the timing of your post is amazing.
Sadly many artists of that era had the dangerous combination of hard drugs and underlying mental health problems.
Wesley Hein
Wesley [at] lifetwo [dot] com
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