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Please kill meLegs McNeil, Gillian McCain
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Please kill me

450 pagesFirst published 19972 editions
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In this first oral history of the most nihilist of all pop movements, Legs McNeil, who first coined the term "punk," and Gillian McCain bring the sound of the punk generation chillingly to life. Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, David Johansen, Dee Dee Ramone, Nico, Patti Smith, Malcolm McLaren, 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 known as punk is analyzed, criticized, eulogized,…

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FormatPublisherYearPagesISBN
EditionGrove/Atlantic, Incorporated20164489780802125361
EditionPenguin (Non-Classics)19974969780140266900
Punk culturePunk rock musicPunk rock musiciansInterviewsHistory and criticismPunk RockGeschichteRock musicians, biography