It's Not About David Foster Wallace, Really
David Foster Wallace hanged himself on Sunday. The NPR commentator today said it really well, so I'll let him handle that part.
I love his writing, and for many years touted Infinite Jest as my favorite novel. Me, a man who hates naming favorites had no problem with that one.
Several weeks ago, I finished a tune that had been haunting me for months. The experience was cathartic, but I didn't have the energy then to work out the chords with Isaac and record it, though he was more than willing.
Tonight, we release "Ravi Taught Me" to the world. It's the most personal song I've ever written, and it's about another man who took his own life.
Yours,
Reed
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