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JMDL Digest        Monday, October 14 2013        Volume 2013 : Number 1383



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  Illness as fodder, njc I suppose               [jlhommedieu@insight.rr.com]

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 21:20:47 -0400
From: jlhommedieu@insight.rr.com
Subject: Illness as fodder, njc I suppose

Yes.  I'm sure that someone has already mentioned the other Canadian polio survivor, Neil Young. 

Nash had both legs broken. Crosby nearly killed himself with drugs, and then nearly died from a failed liver(?).

Levon Helm nearly died but came back and recorded a Grammy-winning album, only to die soon after. 

James Taylor is a case unto himself. 

Bob Dylan famously had a bad motorcycle accident that marked a turning point, in an odyssey full of turning points. 

Bryan Thomas is doing alright, even though he's too big for schenectady.

Warren Zevon and Sir George Harrison made music even when disease slowly consumed them. 

Shawn Colvin has been writing in spite of debilitating depression for years. 

"And you know there may be more."

There is a pretty cool book called "Illness As Metaphor" where Susan Sontag explores the topic in depth. 

Jim


do you know of any other singer/songwriters who
> have battled illness while creating musical brilliance during their
> careers?
> 
> Ange 

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