documentary without getting killed or caught

Both were respected, both were instrumental in shaping a variation of what was the original “outlaw country” genre, and both were probably in love with the same woman, Susanna, an accomplished songwriter who described Guy as her beloved husband and Van Zandt her soulmate. I made that former comparative regarding Clark and Van Zandt’s careers to prove a point: Despite being close friends, the singer-songwriters had varying levels of commercial fame while they were alive and even more so now that they have passed away. Without Getting Killed or Caught is an intriguing, if somewhat unfinished-feeling, exploration into the complicated relationships between the trio. The documentary Without Getting Killed or Caught tries to paint a portrait of their relationship built in the 1960s and 1970s, complicated by the love they both had for Guy’s wife Susanna Clark, and maintained (sometimes contentiously) for decades. Which is to say that the disparity in the fame experienced by these two men is known by anyone aware of the long shadows they cast on the folk, Americana, and country genres.

However, chances are you have not heard a Guy Clark song, unless you watched Country Strong ( Garrett Hedlund hive, rise to meet me!) or Petr’s beloved Boyhood. If you’ve watched Patriot or Ozark or Hell on Wheels or Master of None or True Detective, or Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, or Hell or High Water, or Calvary, you have. Chances are you’ve heard a Townes Van Zandt song.

Documentary without getting killed or caught