May 31, 20196 yr No news on the wire yet, but Jon Dee Graham has confirmed. A true legend. RIP, Roky.
May 31, 20196 yr Author Austin360 Michael Corcoran: "The rumor going around that Roky Erickson has passed away is not wrong. The greatest musician Austin has ever produced!" I hope all of these people are wrong. Edited May 31, 20196 yr by jimmyjazz
May 31, 20196 yr Damn, glad I saw him a few times. Watch the documentary if you haven't seen it...dude went through some shit and made some great music.
May 31, 20196 yr Got a text from a friend about this a few minutes ago and still trying to process this news. This one hurts like no other. I absolutely adored this man and his music.
May 31, 20196 yr Is this confirmed? Saw a post on Instagram that has since been removed. Never mind. Looks to be the case. RIP.
May 31, 20196 yr Author It appears the family was not providing details, but JDG did speak to a family member who confirmed. I'd be shocked if that turned out to be false, for whatever reason.
May 31, 20196 yr I don't know whether to feel sadness at a life so tortured, or feel glad that this guy lived way, way beyond what anyone thought possible and did some of his best work late in life. In either case, RIP. No one like him. I hope the only demons he has now are those left behind on earth.
May 31, 20196 yr This is a tough one. He had the most sincere voice in rock and roll. Lucky to have seen him a few times during his renaissance. He still put on a great show. I know what I’ll be listening to all weekend. Thanks for giving us all you had, Roky. Edited May 31, 20196 yr by destroya
June 1, 20196 yr The couple of times I saw him at the Seaholm Psych Fest and Carson Creek with The Black Angels, his voice still had the range of clear as a bell to earth shaking howl.
June 1, 20196 yr Glad I got to see him once on the comeback trail. Great talent, great Austinite. RIP. Seems like it's been a rough couple of months for the music scene in terms of deaths.
June 1, 20196 yr 5 hours ago, Lobo said: Seems like it's been a rough couple of months for the music scene in terms of deaths. Austin: Dead music capital of the world.
June 1, 20196 yr Way ahead of his time. RIP.I mean, he was a 71 year old schizophrenic who suffered years of electroshock and pharmacological experiments and was so heavy he could barely walk. Frankly, I’m a little surprised he made it to 71
June 1, 20196 yr 1 minute ago, irishtexan said: I mean, he was a 71 year old schizophrenic who suffered years of electroshock and pharmacological experiments and was so heavy he could barely walk. Frankly, I’m a little surprised he made it to 71 I was referring to his musical vision -- he was ahead of his time in that regard. You're right that it was a small miracle that he made it to 71 y/o.
June 1, 20196 yr I was referring to his musical vision -- he was ahead of his time in that regard. You're right that it was a small miracle that he made it to 71 y/o. Ha! Ok. yeah. Totally.
June 4, 20196 yr That video clip is from American Bandstand. At the end of the song, Dick Clark talks to the band and asks, “Who is the head man of the group here, gentlemen?” Tommy Hall’s response is classic: “Well, we’re all heads.”
June 5, 20196 yr One of the doctors at the state hospital use to let him out when he had a gig lol. Everybody would say “dang he got out again” lolz. The doc loved his music Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
June 6, 20196 yr Cool pic that showed up on my FB feed from Scott Newton Photography. Quote Gibby, Willie and Roky. May 1995 @ Luck, Texas.......... I could tell a thousand stories about making this image... First, Roky wouldn't move or take direction, literally. He would turn, but not move...Then, Willie quietly asked us who Roky Erickson was. Later, Roky asked if Willie Nelson was there yet, while standing next to him... Gibby Haynes was, well, Gibby. Willie is good for maybe 2 willingcooperative minutes before he's on to the next thing. I wasted 5 minutes trying to get Roky to move and Willie announced my five minutes were up! I dropped trying to get Roky to do anything other than just stand and chat ("how do I look now?"), and managed to get off two very quick rolls of 120 film with the Hasselblad; the actual shooting took 2 minutes... It's amazing I was able to get this wonderful image.
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