If you are a Guy Clark fan / Without Getting Killed or Caught / Documentary


I was on Tubi last night and saw the above mentioned documentary, passed it up as it was a picture of a young Guy Clark and did not recognize him so I kept going until I realized the title was part of the lyrics of the great GC song and went back and watched. Wow, what a great 90 minutes. It was narrated by Rodney Crowell, Vince Gill and had a lot of back and forth with Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt Susanna Clark and others. These guys certainly preferred being true to their art more than being a star and gave a new meaning to The Starving Artist. Enjoy the music

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Rpeluso raises interesting and important issues regarding Guy Clark. I had read about the unique relationship between Guy, his wife, and Townes Van Zandt. The film creates a not very flattering impression of Guy.

I was late in discovering Guy and his music, and Townes as well. Steve Earle and Rodney Crowell hold both Guy and Townes in very high regard, far higher than do I. But as with all similar instances of differences of opinion regarding artistic merit, I characterize that as a failing on my part. My standards are based on my love of Hank Williams, Bob Dylan, and Iris DeMent.