Gil Scott Heron R.I.P.

Had the good fortune to catch Gil Scott Heron live twice and at least one of those shows is most definitely in my list of most memorable I've ever been to and not just for the music . He spent about twenty minutes on and off stage whilst his band played on for about three hours like true believers . Not long after he was busted at Heathrow Airport for coke possession .
The next time he was on stage a lot more even if the set was shorter , he was just got over a cold and now was having trouble getting over the remedies ( his words ) . He could put so much vision in his songs as he lived and breathed the demons he sang and wrote about . Typically after getting over crack and a spell in prison , he comes back with a strong new album , his voice and now his life the victim of his addictions .