Comments on: Jay Bennett, R.I.P.

By: amyk

amyk — Tue, 26 May 2009 15:19:32 +0000

I loved, loved, loved Titanic Love Affair. I still have a drumstick from one of their shows in 92.

My favorite Wilco was with Jay – he was a pop music genius. The world is a better place because he made music.

By: Thierry

Thierry — Tue, 26 May 2009 04:29:45 +0000

@joedrow: Yeah, I always felt that at some point they would’ve solved their differences to at least be on speaking terms and wash away some of the bitterness and resentment. Sure, Bennett didn’t come off great in I Am Trying to Break Your Heart, but it’s not like Tweedy himself hasn’t admitted going through some pretty serious depression issues and he probably wasn’t particularly easy to deal with either for a long time. Whatever happened between them, I’m pretty sure that Jeff doesn’t feel much better than Paul Westerberg after Bob’s death…

In any case, this news really broke my heart – especially after reading his last blog about his surgery.

By: DocStrange

DocStrange — Mon, 25 May 2009 18:09:22 +0000

@KristaJulieva: I know right? This is a day ruiner. He was a very talented musician.

By: joedrow

joedrow — Mon, 25 May 2009 17:51:37 +0000

Jay Bennett was and will be remembered as a true pop music genius. It makes me sad to think that there will never be reunion between Bennett and Tweedy. Hopefully this will encourage other musicians to bury the hatchet before it is too late.

By: KristaJulieva

KristaJulieva — Mon, 25 May 2009 10:37:15 +0000

The first thirty minutes of my day were going awesome, and then I read this. As someone who’s loved Wilco since around Summerteeth and who bought a couple of his solo records, this has just punched me in the fucking stomach so hard. I can’t believe it. R.I.P.

By: jonian2008

jonian2008 — Mon, 25 May 2009 04:52:09 +0000

Man, that’s terrible. I know Wilco is more successful now than they were when he was in the band, but the albums he contributed to were definitely my favorites. His solo stuff was pretty solid also.