Died 40 years ago today - possibly suicide, certainly an overdose.
His is always presented as one of those "what would he have done had he lived?" stories. Personally, from what I have read of his mental state at the time, the answer is probably "not a lot", but at least he left three good albums and, among them, a handful of truly memorable songs.
I gather that his sister has repeatedly rebuffed approaches about making a film of his story. However, seeing the posters for "Enigma", I can' help thinking that if she changed her mind, Benny Cumberbatch would be perfect for the role.
(I'll be opening a bottle of red tonight and putting Five Leaves Left on the turntable. Thanks Nick.)