Warren Zevon is dead
Today Warren Zevon passed away. On the internet there are lots of posts from people remembering his talent, his voice, his passions.
I remember when Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School came out. A friend of mine played it for me and I thought it was ok. Not great, not bad, just ok.
It wasn't till years later that I really came to appreciate why Warren Zevon was different, why he mattered and why, to my surprise, I really liked his music.
I picked up his anthology a few years ago. I listened to it a few times. I liked it, the music is good. It's mostly his more popular tunes (I can't call them "hits" because only a few could be considered such). Anyway even now when I listen to just his music, I come away with the same reaction I had when I first listened to "Bad Luck Streak in Dancing Class". It's ok, not great, not bad.
But Warren Zevon, well he was great., not ok, not bad but great.. The guy had a voice, a creative courage and willingness to live his life on his terms that was very admirable. He wasn't a 'celebrity' he was a musician, an observer of life, and an iconoclastic 'excitable boy'. I'm going to miss him.
