This summer I'm chilling in Penticton and my nephew's choosing the tunes and this song called "Sugar Man" comes on which I always thought was a Paolo Nutini song. Turns out I was wrong: it was originally written by a guy named Sixto Rodriguez. He goes on to tell me about this amazing documentary about Rodriguez which inspired him to buy the album we were listening to.
I don't want to give many of the details of the doc away, and I'm never one to plug docs to begin with (I had been avoiding this one for the longest time), but I just really highly and strongly recommend this movie. The music is astounding and the story is compelling to say the least.
Think Bob Dylan meets Cat Stephens and even jams a bit with the Black Keys. Seriously phenomenal music. But what's even crazier is what happened after he unleashed (or attempted to unleash) this music on the general American populace, and further still the South African populace.
Oh but wait: the next TWO CHAPTERS of his life are crazier still. And inspiring, to boot.
Again: I don't want to give a lot of this away, but he kind of went all Quaker "Chocolate Wars" on society's ass and also played a part in the anti-apartheid movement in Africa.
Anyways, currently listening to the two albums of his that I downloaded of his and feeling inspired but not only the lyrics but the epic journey that Rodriguez has had, and how he has chosen to play his new found fame.
You've got to watch this documentary: I promise you will be happy and inspired that you did.
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