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This is sad news. First heard him in 95 off a copy of a copy of a bootleg tape along with the usual 'he killed himself onstage' enigma story. His lyrics were po
by Sporktacular 3y ago
This is sad news. First heard him in 95 off a copy of a copy of a bootleg tape along with the usual 'he killed himself onstage' enigma story. His lyrics were powerful. Now he's really gone. RIP man.
- actionfromafar 3y agoThe guy who made the movie did kill himself.
- dorkwood 3y agoI had to look this up. Looks like he won an academy award for the documentary in 2013, and then a little over a year later jumped in front of a train. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malik_Bendjelloul https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malik_Bendjelloul
- Sporktacular 3y agoIt was a nice story but it felt a bit deceptive to suggest Rodriguez didn't know he was a big deal at the time. He toured many countries after the release of his albums. He didn't fade into obscurity when his albums didn't sell like the movie suggested.