Richard Pryor died this morning. He was 65.
"I live in racist America and I'm uneducated, yet a lot of people love me and like what I do, and I can make a living from it. You can't do much better than that."
He was the most beautiful human being on the planet earth, and one of my last living heroes. We are all worse off for his absence, but are all the better for his brief existence. I don't believe in God, but for today, I truly hope I'm wrong. Because now that his suffering at the hands of the terrible disease multiple sclerosis is over, I can only pray for a Richard Pryor hereafter. At least now, he is at peace.
"I live in racist America and I'm uneducated, yet a lot of people love me and like what I do, and I can make a living from it. You can't do much better than that."
He was the most beautiful human being on the planet earth, and one of my last living heroes. We are all worse off for his absence, but are all the better for his brief existence. I don't believe in God, but for today, I truly hope I'm wrong. Because now that his suffering at the hands of the terrible disease multiple sclerosis is over, I can only pray for a Richard Pryor hereafter. At least now, he is at peace.
There's no setting for DEVASTATED under "current mood" on this blog. oh well. I sit and listen to the first song on Joe Henry's forgotten masterpiece "Scar". It shares titles with this post. It's not specifically about him, but by the time Ornette Coleman finishes his sax solo and Henry sings the final line,:
"Love me like you're lying
Let me feel you near,
Remember me for trying
And excuse me while I disappear"
Let me feel you near,
Remember me for trying
And excuse me while I disappear"
...I feel cleansed. I never realized how deeply I would feel this loss, but I feel empty and I don't have any tears left.
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