Vic Chesnutt News: R.I.P. Vic Chesnutt: We Pay Our Respects

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Cult singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt died on Christmas Day, according to an announcement from his record label, Constellation Records.

“In the few short years that we knew him personally, Vic transformed our sense of what true character, grace and determination are all about. Our grief is inexpressible and Vic’s absence unfathomable,” the announcement said.

Chesnutt’s death was confirmed a suicide, an overdose of muscle relaxants according to family spokesman Jem Cohen. He spent hours in a coma before passing with his family and friends around him, according to Tweets from his close friend and musician, Kristin Hersh.

“What this man was capable of was...