Singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt, known best for his idiosyncratic songs that has inspired a cult following, has died, according to Entertainment Weekly.

Though there have been reports Chesnutt committed suicide, the official cause of death has not been released.

According to Entertainment Weekly:

A statement on Constellation Records’ official site reads in full: “Surrounded by family and friends, Vic Chesnutt died in Athens Georgia this afternoon, Friday 25 December at 14:59. In the few short years that we knew him personally, Vic transformed our sense of what true character, grace and determination are all about. Our grief is inexpressible and Vic’s absence unfathomable. We will make more information available according to the wishes of Vic’s family and friends.”

Chesnutt’s songs are informed by both the works of poets like Walt Whitman and W.H. Auden, and the Southern culture he grew up around in Florida and Georgia.

Wheelchair-bound since a car accident when he was 18, Chesnutt has long been a favorite of several musicians, including Kristen Hersh and R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe.

A 1996 tribute album, Sweet Relief II: The Gravity of the Situation — The songs of Vic Chesnutt, featured R.E.M., Smashing Pumpkins, Madonna and Hootie and the Blowfish covering his songs.