Talk:Robert Hunter (lyricist)

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Wouldn't it be more appropriate to call him a poet or musician or better a lyricist than a singer? It seems he did very little singing. --Zachbe 20:27, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

I definitely think (lyricist) is much better than (singer). Wasted Time R 23:09, 26 December 2005 (UTC)

And so I have done; all links here have been updated. Wasted Time R 23:44, 26 December 2005 (UTC)

Well he relased at least one album and performs concerts where he does, in fact, sing. Perhaps he is more recognized as a lyricist or a poet, but he is, additionally, a singer [albeit not a particularly good one, IMHO].ROG 19 18:55, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

Contents 1 First song written for the Dead 2 Some questions, suggestions... 3 Drug addiction 4 Bob Weir and Hunter

[edit] First song written for the Dead

""Alligator", co-written with Ron McKernan, and Hunter's first lyric for the band;" -http://arts.ucsc.edu/GDead/AGDL/nonsense.html

Which is it, Alligator or CCS?

[edit] Some questions, suggestions...

As far as Hunter's "drug addiction," is there a source for this? I was under the impression that Hunter had kind of voluntarily wandered away from the drugs (and I am not against the categorization of him as an addict, if this is true).

Also - the "apex" of his lyricism is "Terrapin"? By whose standards? The man has continued to write for the last 30 years as well. His eulogy for Jerry was spectacular.

Some mention of his other literary efforts (The Duino Elegies? His online journal?) seems warranted (although certainly the reason he is known is the connection with the Dead).

Also, Dylan recorded an album of mostly Hunter covers/collaborations in the late 80's. That seems worth mention.

I'll make these changes in a few weeks if I don't see any objections here.

UncleCheese 17:02, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Drug addiction

"As far as Hunter's "drug addiction," is there a source for this?"

McNally writes that Hunter did have a problem with meth, but, amazingly, was able to shake it.

~~helenabucket

I'd like to commend rh for doing so......I was running out of light bulbs

~abaiah

[edit] Bob Weir and Hunter

The story as I've seen it written in several sources (including Phil's Searching for the Sound) is that Hunter dropped Weir after he insisted on adding some of his own lyrics to Sugar Magnolia and told Barlow "take him, he's yours." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.138.151.250 (talk) 12:56, 18 September 2007 (UTC)