The Resume

(March 7, 1944-January 1, 1997)
Born in Fort Worth, Texas
Birth name was John Townes Van Zandt
Country/folk singer/songwriter
Recorded the albums 'For the Sake of the Song' (1968), 'Our Mother the Mountain' (1969), 'Townes Van Zandt' (1969), 'Delta Momma Blues' (1971), 'High, Low and In Between' (1972), 'The Late Great Townes Van Zandt' (1972), 'Flyin' Shoes' (1978), 'At My Window' (1987), 'Roadsongs' (1993) and 'No Deeper Blue' (1994)

Why he might be annoying:

He was manic-depressive.
He abused alcohol and heroin.
He sometimes took the stage drunk and forgot the lyrics to his own songs.
In the late 70s, he became reclusive, living in a remote cabin, with his main interests being planting morning glories and watching Happy Days.
He died 44 years to the day after Hank Williams, one of his chief songwriting influences.
After his death, his manager and his ex-wife battled for nearly a decade over control of his recordings.

Why he might not be annoying:

He lost much of his long term memory after undergoing insulin shock treatment for manic depression.
He signed over publishing rights for his songs to his third wife, who would then tell him, 'I can't wait until the day you're dead because then you're gonna be worth more to me than you ever was alive.'
His song 'Pancho and Lefty' became a #1 country hit for Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard.
Kris Kirstofferson called him 'a songwriter's songwriter.'
Steve Earle called him 'the best songwriter in the whole world and I'll stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table in my cowboy boots and say that.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Alcohol Contributed to My Death
• Amateur Wrestlers
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 17]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [March] (Ranked: 3071944)
• College Drop Outs
• Folk Singers
• I Abused Heroin
• I am a Texan
• I Attended Shattuck-St. Mary's Prep School
• I Attended University of Colorado-Boulder
• I Became a Dad in 1992
• I Covered a Bob Dylan Song
• I Died in 1997 (Ranked: 52)
• I Died on Day One [January 1st] (Ranked: 1997)
• I Had Shock Treatment [Electroconvulsive Therapy]
• I Married in 1978
• I Married in 1983
• I Named My Kid After Myself
• I Sing About Colorado
• I was Cremated
• I'm Depressed [Reportedly Manic/Bi-polar]
• Known By a Middle Name
• Look at Me, I'm in a Field or Meadow
• Look at My Guitar
• Profiles 24501-24750 (Ranked: 24595)
• Recluses
• We Married at Highclere Castle
• We Married in a Castle

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 53 Votes: 47.17% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 11 Votes: 18.18% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 95 Votes: 46.32% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 76 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 34 Votes: 32.35% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 24 Votes: 54.17% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 75 Votes: 56.00% Annoying