RIP Jim Carroll

[kopfhorer1]

Mr. Carroll was a poet best known for his autobiographical early-80's hit single, People Who Died as well as his books Living at the Movies and Basketball Diaries.

He died of a heart attack on the 11th. He was 60.

He was a friend of people like Allen Ginsberg. He got his record contract with help from Rolling Stone Keith Richards.

He came to the local university once to give a poetry performance and a writers' workshop. Pretty nice guy.

 

[BigNorm]

damnit, i loved that song People who died. got it as a fav on my mp3 player. he will be missed.

 

[HOLLYWOOD]

the hollywood brother is not sure who he is but the hollywood brother is always sad to hear of someone either animal or human that has passed us on and into the pearly gates of rock and roll heaven

 

[Tress Slave]

Those are people who died, died.

 

[kopfhorer1]

His recorded output was a lot greater than just that one song, great as it is. Check out this. And this. And especially this!