This is the story of Roky Erickson: manic frontman for the legendary band The 13th Floor Elevators, creators of psychedelic music and muse to Janis Joplin. YOU’RE GONNA MISS ME is a disturbingly intimate portrait of an imploding family and the struggle between modernized medicine and religion.
Known for his colossal heroin & LSD binges, struggles with "schizophrenia", and an unthinkable term at Rusk Hospital for the Criminally Insane, Roky went missing from the world.
YOU’RE GONNA MISS ME reveals the shocking & triumphant truth behind one of Rock’s great mysteries.
THANKS all for your love and support of Roky... and for your appreciation of Keven's excellent moviemaking!
One thing that is not stated that I wish everyone could know: my house in Pittsburgh was designed by our father Roger L. Erickson. This was sadly not mentioned in the movie and then left out of the movie and DVD credits. Our father was a genius architect and designed a masterpiece that I was blessed to live in for 6 1/2 years and Roky for 13 months. May Dad gain his recognition and may he also RIP (he died two years ago yesterday).
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Amazing Movie, hats of to you! It made me cry, touched the hell right out of me. Roky is my favorite singer and this documentary answers every question I had concerning his whereabouts today. Brilliant, just brilliant!
I picked up the movie on tuesday when it was released watched it 4 times, love it,roky is the real deal I wish he would come up to the east coast again to play!!!!Thank you to the filmmakers.1 of my all time faves
Just got in from the documentary. Way beyond my expectations. Of course I saw it in Austin TX, Roky's hometown, It's his birthday party and Roky and the Explosives performed a brilliant set right after the screening! He looks and sounds GREAT! Got to meet and speak with his mom too!
