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Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk

by Legs Mcneil

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A Time Out and New York Daily News Top Ten Book of the Year upon its release, Please Kill Me brings the sound of the punk generation to life. Iggy Pop, Danny Fields, Dee Dee and Joey Ramone, Nico, Patti Smith, and scores of other famous and infamous punk figures lend their voices to this definitive account of that outrageous, explosive era. From its origins in the twilight years of Andy Warhol's New York reign to its last gasps as eighties corporate rock, the phenomenon that was known as punk is scrutinized, eulogized, and idealized by the people who were there and who made it happen.

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alisontecca, October 17, 2009 (view all comments by alisontecca)
Gritty, raw, realistic, and at times insanely funny. This book by far paints a vivid portrait of the New York and London punk rock scenes of the 1970s and 1980s. You won't be disappointed by the depictions and personal memories asserted by some of the world's most famous punk rock artists and their associates, including David Bowie, Richard Hell, Jerry Nolan, Nico, Iggy Pop, and The Ramones, just to name a few. This book should be read by everyone, whether you're a fan of punk music or not.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780802142641
Subtitle:
The Uncensored Oral History of Punk
Author:
Mcneil, Legs
Author:
McNeil, Legs
Author:
McCain, Gillian
Author:
Malraux, Andre
Publisher:
Grove Press
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Spain
Subject:
History
Subject:
Punk
Subject:
Punk rock music
Subject:
War stories
Subject:
Punk culture
Subject:
Spain History Civil War, 1936-1939 Fiction.
Subject:
History & Criticism - General
Subject:
Genres & Styles - Punk
Subject:
Genres & Styles - Rock
Subject:
MUSIC / Genres & Styles/Punk
Subject:
Punk rock musicians
Copyright:
1938
Edition Number:
1st Evergreen ed.
Edition Description:
Evergreen
Series Volume:
no. 104
Publication Date:
May 2006
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
452
Dimensions:
829x557x126 121
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