RIP Jay Bennett


Former Wilco member dead at 45
Played many instuments on Wilco's albums from 'Being There' to 'Yankee Hotel Foxtrot'
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The troubled relationship between Tweedy and Bennett is documented in the wonderful B+W film "I am trying to break your heart" (2003). Bennett always seemed to be jealous of living in Tweedy's shadow. What started as a simple "behind the scenes" rockumentary surprisingly turned out to reveal Bennett's turbulent departure from the band and the band's equally turbulent departure from their label Reprise- and ironically their getting resigned for a lot more money with Nonesuch.

The film will be all the more poignant when you realize you are veiwing the beginning of Bennett's sad downward spiral the would end only 6 years later.

[We've got Wilco tickets for next week - their new album is streaming tonite for free...]