![]() ![]() David was an honest-to-God fan of Zevon, and did his best to make sure the audience knew what a treat it was to bear witness to his smart brand of songcraft. Since Dave’s days on NBC, Warren sat in for Paul, was a frequent guest, and was one of the few musical artists Dave seemed genuinely amped about having on the program. His path was the one he’d so often taken: The Late Show with David Letterman. ![]() Busy writing, busy recording, and busy planning an appropriate way to say goodbye to those of us who loved him. So, when Warren was diagnosed with terminal cancer – initially only a few weeks to live, so he was told – he got busy. ![]() Better, after all, to be admired by the right people (Dylan, Springsteen, REM, Hunter Thompson) than simply a majority of the people. Zevon’s literary-infused lyricism resonated with me, and his inability to break out beyond a certain cult status gave him street cred and gave me hope for my own acquiescence with a certain artistic anonymity. As his dear friend Jackson Browne once said, “Warren was able to mythologize and satirize all at the same time.” That felt like familiar turf to me. But Zevon, he seemed to have one foot firmly planted in cynicism, and the other in sentiment. Springsteen aspired to something higher than I thought my character worthy, Tom Waits dug too deeply into the underbelly of it all. I even began to see him as a kindred spirit of sorts. ![]() The respectful thing would be to say that Warren succumbed to cancer, but I think he would have preferred the lawless language that hints at him jumping on the metaphysical 3:10 to Yuma.Īs a longtime fan, I was particularly moved by Zevon’s journey during that last year of his life. It’s been sixteen years since Warren Zevon caught the last train out of town. – “Life’ll Kill Ya,” by Warren Zevon (2000) “ From the President of the United States ![]()
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