KelC210 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I agree with everything you say except 'Only depressed people can understand this video'! Don't be silly, a beautiful song and that beautiful art speaks to everyone, although some people will refuse to listen.

RobertGary1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

BTW: Additional possibilities experts have put forward are acute intermittent porphyria, temporal lobe epilepsy, schizophrenia, xanthopsia. Again, experts have spent a lot of time tryin to guess what Van Gogh suffered from.

RobertGary1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

There are no known facts with regard to Van Gogh's health. There have been many theories as to his mental disorders. In addition to the theories you've laid out some suspect he had Hypergraphia, syphilis, absinthe poison, etc.

ssfoga (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I am curious as to why anyone would spend the time and money to disinter an almost 118-year old corpse to prove what is already known and what does not really matter at this juncture anyway. Thanks for your comment.

ssfoga (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

It's a known fact that a lesion on his brain from childhood caused temporal lobe epilepsy. Eyewitness accounts, Van Gogh's own writings, the fugue states that preceded the grand mal seizures all point to the major brain dysfunction as TLE. Van Gogh also had bipolar disorder, a disease not uncommon among artists or his own family.

ssfoga (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Do you have a source for this information, please? Van Gogh did ingest paints, chalks and other tools of artistry; it's likely he had some lead poisoning. However, his excessive consumption of absinthe, which also affected his perception of yellow-green colors, is probably far more to blame for his hallucinatory behavior (i.e. lopping off his ear lobe).

RobertGary1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

There has been talk about possibly digging Van Gogh up and trying to see if they can determine what type of metal disorder he had. There have been lots of opinions, from a form of VD, to poison from the paint.

leonidafremov (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

this is great

imvl63 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I just love it! Vincent was a great artist. He suffered a lot because he didd´t belong to this world. He was a poor depressed man, but a genious! Only depressed people can understand this video...it "says"so much! Thank you for this tribute.

RendezvousSam (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Can't get enogh.....keeps coming back for this song and Video! Sang with passion, Painted with expression, United in Heaven ! I'm a man, but this song still brings tears to my eyes every time I listen...........