Alex Chilton’s wild, idiosyncratic life after Big Star is examined in the new issue of Uncut (Take 180, May 2012), out now. But what happened before the demise of Chilton’s greatest group?

In something of a surprise, power-pop band Big Star saw its 1972 debut LP, “#1 Record” gain induction. The group — singer/guitarists Alex Chilton and Chris Bell, bassist Andy Hummel ...