Warning: this is a book. It's by this guy who started writing for NME in the early 70's and this collection contains the some of the nastiest rocknroll stories I've ever read. His list of subjects spans the pantheon of rock genius + depravity: Brian Wilson, Brian Jones, Syd Barrett, Jerry Lee Lewis, Sid Vicious, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, New York Dolls, Shane McGowan, Izzy Stradlin, Prince, Serge Gainsbourg; even Neil Young gets his less-sordid but totally tragic story told. It's great first-person reporting mixed with a lot of historical hindsight from the people he's reporting on - the author was on the scene and writing about it for decades, and along with being a great read it totally makes you want to listen to the music while reading about the fucked up who created it all.
2 comments:
Very cool, I'd like to read that.
On my list. Thanks!
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