Like all other music fans, I'm sorry to hear about the passing of
Alex Chilton, formerly of
The Box Tops and
Big Star. I can't act like I'm a big fan or expert: I first heard about him via
The Bangles, who covered "September Gurls" on thier 1986 album
Different Light. Also, of course,
The Replacements' song "Alex Chilton" helped. Chilton was a big influence on a lot of my favorite artists, including
R.E.M. and
Matthew Sweet. Music critic
Jim DeRogatis wrote a tribute to the man for
The Chicago Sun-Times.
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