I saw "You're Gonna Miss Me" (2006) at the Walter Reade last week. It's a documentary about rock prodigy Roky Erickson, who is widely credited as a founding father of psychedelic rock.
The comparison to "The Devil and Daniel Johnston" (2005) (I love that bobbing sidebar) is unavoidable: Austin rockers, mental sickness, asylums, the religious upbringing, etc. But in many ways the Roky Erickson story is weirder, sadder, and more disturbing in its ambiguity, especially in the way the movie ends.
"The Devil and Daniel Johnston" is an easier movie to recommend, and easily more fun to watch - but "You're Gonna Miss Me" is a very good companion piece, and is arguably a stronger documentary because it eschews the "fun" stylistic flourishes that are used in "Johnston": extra animations, frost-patterning overlaid on old family footage, etc.
Well, go watch them both if you get the opportunity. It's educational. And now, here is a song for you:
You're Gonna Miss Me - 13th Floor Elevators
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