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Great article. What a life. I enjoyed the Big Star documentary from a few years ago but had no idea how extraordinary his life was. I always loved this Alex Ch
by klenwell 8y ago
Great article. What a life. I enjoyed the Big Star documentary from a few years ago but had no idea how extraordinary his life was.
I always loved this Alex Chilton line from a Rolling Stone interview years ago (as article notes, Chilton wrote the theme song that Cheap Trick covered for That 70’s Show):
> What do you think of Cheap Trick’s take on “In the Street” [used as the theme to the Fox-TV sitcom That 70’s Show]?
I haven’t heard it.
> Really? Is it true that you only get $70 in royalties per airing?
Yeah. It’s actually ironic that the amount is $70. To me it’s “That $70 Show.”
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/alex-chilton-set-to-go-243920/ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/alex-chilton-s...
- jzl 8y agoThat documentary, "Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me" is currently free on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuU23sDT6hY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuU23sDT6hY Obligatory link to The Replacements song "Alex Chilton", which is how I and I'm sure many others of a certain generation first heard of him: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTSJYZyouek https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTSJYZyouek Fun to see a distinctly non-tech-related article make its way on to the front page of HN!