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Big Star with Rob Sheffield

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CHAPTER

Alex Chilton's Career Post Bangkok

Alex Chilton refused to attend his own brother's funeral. He made an album with Jim Dickinson of all people called like flies on Sherbert, which becomes a crucial part of the Alex Chilton legend because it does not sound like big star. It is in no way designed to appeal to people who are belatedly discovering that band. The song we got to hear is my rival sums up where else Chilton is at at this point.

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