This article is about the documentary film. For the related 1966 song of the same name see You're Gonna Miss Me (song)

You're Gonna Miss Me (song)

"You're Gonna Miss Me" is a 1966 single from the band 13th Floor Elevators from their album The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators. The song peaked at #55 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in 1966...

You're Gonna Miss Me is an American documentary film

Documentary film

Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...

 by Keven McAlester. It focuses on Roky Erickson

Roky Erickson

Roky Erickson is an American singer, songwriter, harmonica player and guitarist from Texas. He was a founding member of the 13th Floor Elevators and a pioneer of the psychedelic rock genre.-Biography:...

, the former frontman for the band The 13th Floor Elevators. The band is cited as pioneers of the psychedelic rock sound. The film covers Erickson's rise to rock-and-roll icon status, his overuse of LSD

LSD

Lysergic acid diethylamide, abbreviated LSD or LSD-25, also known as lysergide and colloquially as acid, is a semisynthetic psychedelic drug of the ergoline family, well known for its psychological effects which can include altered thinking processes, closed and open eye visuals, synaesthesia, an...

, struggles with schizophrenia

Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by a disintegration of thought processes and of emotional responsiveness. It most commonly manifests itself as auditory hallucinations, paranoid or bizarre delusions, or disorganized speech and thinking, and it is accompanied by significant social...

, and his 1969 marijuana arrest that led to stays at Austin State Hospital

Austin State Hospital

Austin State Hospital , formerly known as the State Lunatic Asylum, is the oldest psychiatric hospital in the state of Texas, operated by the Texas Department of State Health Services. Established by the Legislature in 1856, it commenced operations in 1861 with twelve patients. The name was...

 and Rusk State Hospital for the Criminally Insane. Erickson was irrevocably changed after his release, and eventually stopped recording music altogether. The film opens with Erickson who has been living as a total recluse for over a decade. What follows is a closer look at how "the great lost vocalist of rock and roll" came to live in poverty and isolation, and how he manages to return to music and life. The film takes its name from a single by the 13th Floor Elevators

13th Floor Elevators

The 13th Floor Elevators were an American rock band from Austin, Texas formed by guitarist and vocalist Roky Erickson, electric jug player Tommy Hall, and guitarist Stacy Sutherland, which existed from 1965 to 1969...

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The documentary was nominated for a 2007 Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary.

External links

• http://www.palmpictures.com/film/youre-gonna-miss-me.php
• Official site
• Official Facebook page
• Soundtrack review
• You're Gonna Miss Me New York Times review
• You're Gonna Miss Me Chicago Sun-Times review
• You're Gonna Miss Me on NPR's "All Things Considered"