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Jason Molina

Obituary

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Alternative singer-songwriter Jason Molina has died at his home in Indianapolis. He was 39.

The Marion County Coroner's Office confirmed Molina died on Saturday. It has not yet determined the cause of death.

His record label, Bloomington, Ind.-based Secretly Canadian, says he stopped touring in 2009 "to deal with severe alcoholism."

The label says the Lorain, Ohio, native released more than 12 albums under the name Songs: Ohia and the band Magnolia Electric Co., which he started in 2003.

A message attributed to his family and posted on the label's website on Sept. 19, 2011, said he had been in and out of rehabilitation facilities and hospitals in England, Chicago, Indianapolis, and New Orleans over the previous two years and was raising goats and chickens in West Virginia.


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My sympathy to Jason's family....Jason was a class act and world qualified entertainer. I was fortunate enough to meet him in Toronto after he completed a Magnolia Electric Co show. He was kind and incredibly humble for a man with such enormous talents. I still wear a TShirt with the Magnolia Elec. Logo once in awhile. I'd be lying if I said it (shirt) didn't remind me of the complete tragedy in losing Jason. Thank you Jason....Thank you for putting bits and pieces of my own life into...

Jason, I only wish I had found you and your music before your untimely passing. Over the years, I've found it increasingly difficult to come upon current music that moves my soul - and you were here all this time. I'm at a loss of words to describe how powerful your legacy has been and will continue to be to me, so I'll stop while I'm ahead. Thank you SO very much, and I hope that you are at peace now.

You have opened worlds for me that no poet nor scholar ever could. May your spirit cling to "that great highway moon."

so sorry for your loss,may you be consoled by these words."Like a man whom his own mother keeps comforting,so I myself shall keep comforting you people."..isah.66:13....q


Sadly, I hadn't heard of Jason until a few days after his untimely passing. Since that day I have been listening to only his music and to my amazement, am discovering still a new beautiful song or two daily. I have been moved, astonished, fallen hard for his music and lyrics and drawn to tears for this is the sound of all-soul expression and I already in this short time a sorrowful fan.

Sending the warmest, most supportive thoughts and love to the Molina family from...

We are so sad that you are gone. We always thought you would make it out. It's easier now, We love you.