A few weeks ago, we watched a documentary on Roky Erickson, the lead singer for the 13th Floor Elevators. This is the trailer.
This is a performance before Roky fully slid into drug abuse and schizophrenia. What a voice!
After watching the movie, I wondered if they were ever able to help him. If he was ever stabilized on his medication. Whether he'd ever play music again. This is a recent clip from the 40 Watt in Atlanta.
Go, Roky!
2 comments:
We just watched this together too. Whoa! says both us. I think we must get the documentary. What a voice and what soul, both as a youngin' and an older'in'.
And to think I had never even heard of him.
I live in the refrigerator.
I come out to grocery shop.
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