LosMediasBlancas Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 Sorry if this is another post. This name might not mean much to most of you, but Chilton was a member of Big Star, one of my favorite bands. Apparently, he was staying in a hotel in the French quarter and no one has heard from him since last Monday. Big Star never really made it big in terms of record sales, but they are loved by critics and had a huge influence on almost every band worth listening to. I think someone else mentioned them here before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxy Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 That sucks! I fell in love with them after I heard one of their songs on That 70s Show--since then I've been a huge fan. Hope they find him safe and sound!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Kickass Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 Alex Chilton was a huge influence on the Replacements. Even wrote a song about him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 Wow. Yeah, I'm the other Big Star/Chilton fan. Very sad, like all of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilsox7 Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 Inconsequential, but Counting Crows also includes him often times during an alternate of Mr. Jones, where the lyric goes from, "I wanna be Bob Dylan" to "I wanna be Alex Chilton." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosMediasBlancas Posted September 5, 2005 Author Share Posted September 5, 2005 QUOTE(ilsox7 @ Sep 5, 2005 -> 04:52 PM) Inconsequential, but Counting Crows also includes him often times during an alternate of Mr. Jones, where the lyric goes from, "I wanna be Bob Dylan" to "I wanna be Alex Chilton." Yeah and unfortunately, most people look around and ask: who?? Prayers for Mr. Chilton and all the other victims and their families. The events in N.O. have sucked the life out of me this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 Listed as missing, Chilton phones in Big Star singer-guitarist Alex Chilton, who'd been listed as missing on the Times-Picayune's website, is apparently OK. Chilton, who lives in New Orleans, stayed in his house during the hurricane but hadn't been heard from once the flooding began, according to his record label, Rykodisc. A family member reported that the singer telephoned Sunday night. A couple blogs have him as safe, but they all could be quoting each other. I couldn't find any independent, journalism site that would confirm. Most reports have him in Houston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 Good to hear. I wish all the stories had happy endings like the missing celebrities so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosMediasBlancas Posted September 6, 2005 Author Share Posted September 6, 2005 I hope that's true and I hope the number of dead is not anywhere near 10,000 like the mayor thinks. Although I wouldn't be surprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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