Thanks to John over at the Anti Records blog for bringing this to my attention. Today's NY Times has an excellent piece on what became of Jim Carroll over the last several years, and what life was like for him. I thank them for it because, too often, someone like Carroll dies...Someone who had long ago had a period of fame & visibility, and I'm left wondering where they had been, and what had they been up to recently, how did they subsist? I love to find out what happened after the party. What happens after the music is over, so to speak? I mean, it's hard to imagine someone like Jim Carroll working a day job. It's a really interesting story, and really shines a light on someone getting by after what must have been a pretty wild ride.
Read the story here.
