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Jim Carroll died. :(
My dad's friend gave me a copy of one of his books when I was 12, and had quickly developed into a very confused and very angry kid. I was also discovering the 80s punk scene, which would come to dominate my teenage life. I devoured all of JC's stuff, and then, like I do with all my heroes, I went backward to see who influenced him. That was how I discovered Patti Smith, The Velvet Underground, William Burroughs, Arthur Rimbaud, William Blake...
Thanks Jim. RIP.
My dad's friend gave me a copy of one of his books when I was 12, and had quickly developed into a very confused and very angry kid. I was also discovering the 80s punk scene, which would come to dominate my teenage life. I devoured all of JC's stuff, and then, like I do with all my heroes, I went backward to see who influenced him. That was how I discovered Patti Smith, The Velvet Underground, William Burroughs, Arthur Rimbaud, William Blake...
Thanks Jim. RIP.