Paul Westerberg Remembers Alex Chilton in The New York Times

Former Replacements leader and noted Alex Chilton devotee Paul Westerberg wrote a tribute to his friend and musical idol in The New York Times over the weekend. He starts, "How does one react to the death of one's mentor?" and goes on to talk about his personal experiences with the late Big Star singer involving baseball, taking girls back to tents, and how "rock guitar players are all dead men walking." A must-read for fans of Westerberg and Chilton both. (Westerberg also released a separate st...

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