Wednesday, January 23, 2008

The Heath Ledger/Nick Drake Connection


Actor claims obsession with Drake, simulates suicide on 2007 video to Drake's music
The already startling death of actor Heath Ledger has taken on another startling dimension following the revelation that Ledger courted a self-proclaimed obsession with another tragic figure, late English folk singer Nick Drake. This obsession even manifested itself in a piece of Drake-inspired performance art that may have foreshadowed Ledger's demise.

SOURCE: PitchforkMedia.com, MTV.com

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