Don't Suck, Don't Die: Giving Up Vic Chesnutt

by Kristin Hersh

Book Overview

"Friend, asshole, angel, mutant," singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt "came along and made us gross and broken people seem . . . I dunno, cooler, I guess." A quadriplegic who could play only simple chords on his guitar, Chesnutt recorded seventeen critically acclaimed albums before his death in 2009, including About to Choke , North Star Deserter , and At the Cut . In 2006, NPR placed him in the top five of the ten best living songwriters, along with Bob...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292759479
• ISBN13: 9780292759473
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.5" x 7.0"