#3

No no no no no…

I can’t believe it - such a beautiful return - my album of the year - so much promise (the tour, the talk around so much more new material).

I’m fucking destroyed by this news.

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#4

Oh god, that’s tragic.

New album is really good, he’d mentioned European dates which I was looking forward to hearing about, seemed like a lot of excitement for the tour.

I did listen to his interview on the Kreative Kontrol podcast recently though and he did seem like quite a troubled guy

#5

Likewise but not rushing to assumptions. Weird hope, but I’d love it to be natural somehow.

#6

WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK!!!

This sucks so bad - really thought he’d turned a corner with an amazing album

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#7

Seems as though it is suicide. Via someone who knows him on twitter. Somehow he felt like the last of the good guys to me. I’m just desolate.

#8

Absolutely heartbroken. It was so wonderful hearing him back - reading interviews and listening to him on podcasts etc as well as the brilliant album.

Love this post. Summed it up for me:

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#9

Always loved his interviews and comments, even when he’s ragging out (in his way) people I like - like Springsteen and Willie Nelson

He was so unapologetic and unrelenting - not many like that

#10

Oh my god no, devastated by this news. Been playing purple mountains on repeat since album came out. Such a talent way too soon, FUCK!

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#11

just looked have played this tune 53 times already this year. Getting a little teary eyed listening to it now, god dammit.

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#12

So well put

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#13

Ordered one of Amazon’s last three copies from this tweet.

#14

God this is awful. :worried:

#15

NO.

#16

That’s awful, was reading an interview with him just last night. Poor guy, hope you’ve found some peace now x

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#17

Properly bummed out by this. Gutted

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#18

Wow. RIP

#19

Oh fuck no

#20

From ‘Self-portrait At 28’.

I know it’s a bad title
but I’m giving it to myself as a gift
on a day nearly canceled by sunlight
when the entire hill is approaching
the ideal of Virginia
brochured with goldenrod and loblolly
and I think “at least I have not woken up
with a bloody knife in my hand”
by then having absently wandered
one hundred yards from the house
while still seated in this chair
with my eyes closed.

It is a certain hill
the one I imagine when I hear the word “hill”
and if the apocalypse turns out
to be a world-wide nervous breakdown
if our five billion minds collapse at once
well I’d call that a surprise ending
and this hill would still be beautiful
a place I wouldn’t mind dying
alone or with you.

R.I.P.

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#21

All my favourite singers couldn’t sing.

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#22

So sad. I’m thankful I got to see Silver Jews at the ULU in 2008. R.I.P.