circlingvultures Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Not a Wilco fan but figured some people on here might be. http://news-briefs.ew.com/2009/05/former-wilco-me.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyk36 Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 holy shit, this is fucked. I knew Jay had a hard time dealing w/ the whole wilco thing, but never thought it'd end like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enjoyadrian Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 wow. This was definately unexpected. I know he was trying to get donations because he needed to get his knees or hips replaced since he had no insurance, and then he sued wilco for royalties. Man i hope he didnt take his own life. he contributed so much to such a great band when we think about it. this definately sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
controlthebleeding Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 wow. This was definately unexpected. I know he was trying to get donations because he needed to get his knees or hips replaced since he had no insurance, and then he sued wilco for royalties. Man i hope he didnt take his own life. he contributed so much to such a great band when we think about it. this definately sucks. agree with you on this.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamlikesmusic Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 I read this thread, thinking Wilco was Falco, and asking myself "Didn't he die 10 years ago?". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlovecolouredx Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 rip jb.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmonaut Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 This is pretty freaky - I think I've only heard one or two Wilco songs in my life, but for some reason I had a dream about the band last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattstrike Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Very sad… 45 years old. And they still don't know why he died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostatsea Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 wow. This was definately unexpected. I know he was trying to get donations because he needed to get his knees or hips replaced since he had no insurance, and then he sued wilco for royalties. Man i hope he didnt take his own life. he contributed so much to such a great band when we think about it. this definately sucks. agree with you on this.. definitely shitty. loved the work he did on those albums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
listenwell Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 makes this kickstarter project even more relevant. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rockproper/jay-bennetts-whatever-happened-i-apologize-on-vinyl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casey Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Very sad… 45 years old. And they still don't know why he died. The thing I read said he died in his sleep. Maybe OD'd on drugs he was using to handle the hip pain? Also, I was reading more about his ordeal with Wilco and it seems like they really gave him a deep dickin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattstrike Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Very sad… 45 years old. And they still don't know why he died. The thing I read said he died in his sleep. Maybe OD'd on drugs he was using to handle the hip pain? Also, I was reading more about his ordeal with Wilco and it seems like they really gave him a deep dickin'. I really hope it wasn't an OD. The latest news is that they're waiting for toxicology tests to come back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
controlthebleeding Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Very sad… 45 years old. And they still don't know why he died. The thing I read said he died in his sleep. Maybe OD'd on drugs he was using to handle the hip pain? Also, I was reading more about his ordeal with Wilco and it seems like they really gave him a deep dickin'. yea, there's a whole ton of shit, and he got jacked. the dude was stubborn and fucked himself, but for him not to get royalties.. fuck tweedy was the idea guy, but bennett was a huge part of the instrumentation of those ideas. he got shafted royally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enjoyadrian Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 he was suing the band for royalties over the documentary, but Jeff brushed it off saying that Jay was suing the wrong people since they didnt put out the movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
controlthebleeding Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 he was suing the band for royalties over the documentary, but Jeff brushed it off saying that Jay was suing the wrong people since they didnt put out the movie. he was suing for royalties for the albums too... i don't see how he can sue for non comp for being in a doc that was done by someone else, unless the band had agreed to compensation on sales releases at a later date.. not sure the details. but im sure it would have not even gone to a lawsuit if the band had agreed to not to be compensated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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