The Noise: Notes from a Rock 'N' Roll Era by Robert Duncan

by Robert Duncan

Part elegy, with affectionate portraits of the lives of stars like Hank Williams, Buddy Holly, and John Lennon, who were real national heroes, and part autopsy report, whit grisly details of the excesses or bad luck that led to the death of the geniuses of self-abuse. Sid Vicious, Keith Moon, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Jim Morrison.

Genres: Music

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About the author

At 22, Robert Duncan was managing editor of the renowned Creem magazine, working in Detroit alongside Lester Bangs. He has contributed to Rolling Stone, Circus, Life and many other publications. His previous books include The Noise: Notes from a Rock ‘n’ Roll Era, and Kiss, a tongue-in-cheek biography. He is founder of the advertising and design firm Duncan Channon and its Tip Records subsidiary. He lives with his wife, artist and rock photographer Roni Hoffman, near San Francisco. LOUDMOUTH is his first novel. Pre-order from Bookshop, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, others. List at duncanwrites.com/buy