In other words, he was exactly what his songs would lead you to believe he was. yes.
~like the song being correct, how poetry - you have (a kind of) knowing of the song the poem the person from just a few chords~ another ~meaning of integrity -?
em to mom: it's a personality like a good song, a poem: any small part of it is true to the whole. you get the ghost,the spirit, of it - if you get anything at all.

Brown has unearthed some priceless home movies that show Van Zandt being charming, being creative and being a complete son of a bitch. ... But what won me over was the rare filmed performance footage. Van Zandt had a gritty-sweet voice that made every song he sung seem 100 percent authentic.
- Van Zandt's rambling, disoriented concerts are shown in all their glory but I didn't see, which ones were the bad concerts?
Gapers Block, Chicago, IL The final third of Be Here To Love Me is incredibly difficult to sit through, as it covers the months ... The film opens today at the Music Box Theatre. ...

-To give you an idea of TVZ's standing (if in the shadows): When Lyle Lovett recorded his two-CD tribute to Texas songwriters, "Step Inside This House," a few years ago, the best four songs all belonged to Townes. yes.
For the Sake of a SongBack in the 1970s, Townes Van Zandt helped put my magazine, Crawdaddy, ...I got to meet Townes' wife, and both of his sons -- all featured in the film. ...www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/columns...

redeems JT a little for me "One of my biggest sources of pride is Townes' honesty," says Van Zandt, who bears a stunning physical resemblance to his father. -?really? I saw the similarity in Will but not. "And I've learned from Townes' experience that it's not a matter of letting just a little commercialism get into the music. It's a matter of letting absolutely none of it at all." right.
XL on ACL: JT Van Zandt Has Nothing to Sell YouJT Van Zandt is the rare performer at the Austin City Limits Music Festival whodoesn't ... Ask JT Van Zandt his profession, and he'll say "boat-builder" or ...www.austin360.com/music...

more of good from JT in a very good article about
The Battle for Townes Van Zandt's legacy -Austin Chronicle "The people at Enron were bad businessmen," says JT. "Townes hardly worked a day in his life other than playing his songs. He did pretty good."