Alex Chilton wasn't a rock star and I'm not a rock critic and maybe that's why I was able to extract some stuff from him in the several conversations we had since his 1988 release of "High Priest."
Or maybe he was just in some good moods.
Chilton eschewed publicity and enjoyed blending into the rhythm of New Orleans where he relocated in 1982, quit drinking and worked for a while washing dishes and chopping down trees.
Chilton died March 17 of a heart attack in a New Orleans hospital. He was 59. He was slated to appear in a Big Star reunion at the South By Southwest Music Conference, and check out Jim DeRogatis' tender tribute from Austin, Tx.
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