Five Quotes from Rob Sheffield’s On Bowie (Dey Street)
- “Then there’s the Rip Torn full-frontal scene. (Rip ain’t no Jenny Agutter, that’s for sure.)…”
- “How is it possible to get so flaked out that John Phillips looks like the reliable pro?”
- “In a way, the Davis/Murray/Almomar trio are like the quartet who backed Rod Stewart on his early solo records—they never had a name, they were never officially a band, but they’re why you can still hear ‘Maggie Mae’ on the radio every day…” [For the record: drummer Mick Waller, bassist Ron Wood, guitarist Martin Quittenton. Long live Mick Waller.]
- (“The concept of satirizing things is so key when you’re thirteen…”)
- “I loved every VJ ever, except Dweezil Zappa.”
Martin-Brickell’s Show Closes, Paul Simon Retires
You’ve seen him quoted in the New York Times as Paul Simon’s lead guitarist and bandleader. Now drop and clang fifty:
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Scotty Moore (1931-2016)
from Peter Guralnick’s Last Train to Memphis:
