Dammit. Another we lost in 2020

"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
08/24/2020 at 17:45 • Filed to: Justin Townes Earle

Rest in peace, Justin Townes Earle.

DISCUSSION (11)

ZHP Sparky, the 5th > WilliamsSW
08/24/2020 at 18:22

Was shocked to hear this last night. Listened to his music a lot about a decade ago, and saw him live once - was amazing. So young, such an amazing talent. What a loss.

WilliamsSW > ZHP Sparky, the 5th
08/24/2020 at 18:26

38 years old, married with a 3 year old daughter. And of course a great talent. Awful.

onlytwowheels > WilliamsSW
08/24/2020 at 18:27

Dead_Elvis, Inc. > WilliamsSW
08/24/2020 at 18:34

Damn. I remember when his first album came out, and thinking “eh, this is gonna be Jakob Dylan all over again”. I could not have been more wrong.

H e must have felt some immense pressure as a writer, given his namesake & his father.

WilliamsSW > onlytwowheels
08/24/2020 at 19:09

There’s some stuff in there that’s hard to listen to right now. Justin seemed to have inherited a lot of talent, but some demons, too.

onlytwowheels > WilliamsSW
08/24/2020 at 19:19

Difficult to hold back the tears.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > WilliamsSW
08/24/2020 at 19:42

This was very sad news last night.

WilliamsSW > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
08/24/2020 at 19:46

I somehow missed it yesterday, and didn’t see it until late this afternoon. Very very sad.

WilliamsSW > onlytwowheels
08/24/2020 at 19:54

The middle of the 2nd video, where he starts talking about his father nearly losing his son, was the final straw.

Dead_Elvis, Inc. > onlytwowheels
08/24/2020 at 20:01

In that second clip, the section when he talks about the fact that his grandmother had to bury her oldest son is particularly rough . I can’t imagine what that must do to a parent . I hope losing JTE doesn’t break his decades of sobriety.

onlytwowheels > Dead_Elvis, Inc.
08/24/2020 at 20:18

I hope Steve has a good support system through this terrible moment, and for the years ahead.