RIP Punk Poet Jim Carroll

by Jenni Miller Sep 14th 2009 // 5:02PM

Punk poet and author of The Basketball Diaries Jim Carroll passed away September 11th at the age of 60. His autobiography, which detailed his transformation from prep school basketball player to an increasingly desperate drug addict, was adapted for the big screen in 1995. Leonardo DiCaprio's raw performance as Carroll bolstered the young actor's rising star; the film also featured Lorraine Bracco as Jim's mom and Mark Wahlberg as one of his teammates and drug buddies.

Carroll also contributed two songs to the soundtrack, "Catholic Boy" and "People Who Died, " which was also used in the soundtracks for E.T. and the 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead.

The rocker and writer was also featured in the documentary Poetry in Motion, along with other famous modern poets like Charles Bukowski, Allen Ginsberg, Amiri Baraka, and Anne Waldman. Check out some clips from the movie here, courtesy of Monika Bartyzel. After the jump you'll find a clip from The Basketball Diaries that could easily double as a D.A.R.E. commercial, as well as a music video of Carroll performing "People Who Died" with his band for the movie.

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Tags: Jim Carroll, JimCarroll, leonardo dicaprio, LeonardoDicaprio, obits, obituary, the basketball diaries, TheBasketballDiaries

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

9-14-2009 @ 5:12PM

Eric said...

RIP My friend your words and music have inspired me.

9-14-2009 @ 9:10PM

mezzaninex said...

RIP, I loved Basketball Diaries...

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