Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Poetic Obituaries: At one point in the interview,

Gil [Scott-Heron] says: "If someone comes to you and asks for help, and you can help them, you're supposed to help them. Why wouldn't you? You have been put in the position somehow to be able to help this person." That undeniable truth and his simple expression of the importance of taking care of those around you who need help and ask for help was not some empty statement. Gil lived by this creed and throughout a magnificent musical career, he helped people again and again, with his willingness and ability to articulate deep truths, through his eloquent attacks on injustices and by his enormous compassion for people's pain.

But Gil was also one of the funniest men I ever met.

from The Observer: Gil Scott-Heron, my brave and brilliant friend
then The Guardian: Gil Scott-Heron dies aged 62
then The Guardian: Gil Scott-Heron--in pictures
then MTV: Legendary Poet And Musician Gil Scott-Heron Passes Away
then BBC News: Gil Scott-Heron: US musician and poet in profile
then BBC News: US musician and poet Gil Scott-Heron dies at 62
then Telegraph: Gil Scott-Heron
then Associated Press: Gil Scott-Heron, a godfather of rap, dies in NYC

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