Recently, the world of music experienced the twin passings of two geniuses who contributed so much, it would be folly to try and list their accomplishments here.

Both artists experienced massive fame before they even reached the age of 30; both were singer-songwriters who created music with a band comprised of family members; both faced pushback from their audiences when they tried something different; both descended into the pit of drug use and a hermit-styled life, going years without creating anything new. Crippled by all those labels the public put on them when they were anointed as spokesmen of a generation, both also suffered nervous breakdowns. It could be said that they burned bright, then burned out.