Whenever a rock musician talks about books, my mind goes blank. I don’t have respect for the literary tastes or ambitions of pop music stars. And that goes double for punk rock, a genre that seems to revel in its stupidity.One doesn’t look for book recommendations from the people who sang “Beat on the Brat.” It’s easy for me to keep these two personal enthusiasms separate. Then Tom Verlaine died.
Exploring the Stacks of a Punk Rock Library
Exploring the Stacks of a Punk Rock Library
Exploring the Stacks of a Punk Rock Library
Whenever a rock musician talks about books, my mind goes blank. I don’t have respect for the literary tastes or ambitions of pop music stars. And that goes double for punk rock, a genre that seems to revel in its stupidity.One doesn’t look for book recommendations from the people who sang “Beat on the Brat.” It’s easy for me to keep these two personal enthusiasms separate. Then Tom Verlaine died.