Rock journalism on: Brian Wilson, Guns' N' Roses, Roky Erickson, The New York Dolls, Sid Vicious, Roy Orbison, Elvis Costello, The Smiths, Neil Young, Jerry Lee Lewis, Miles Davis, The Pogues, Lou Reed, Syd Barrett, The Rolling Stones, Iggy Pop, Kurt Cobain "A literary greatest hits A fascinating, rip-roaring examination Depressing, uplifting, heartbreaking and hilarious, this should be required reading." -- Philadelphia Weekly , 05/24/06 "Kent matters because he wrote about rock better than anyone before or since." -- Tony Parsons, The Daily Telegraph "No writer was closer to punk...Shows Kent's wider fascination with fragile psyches [and] fearsome egos." -- Blender , October 2006 Nick Kent 's legendary music journalism defined the golden days of New Musical Express . He has also written for The Face, Sunday Times, Spin, Guardian , and Mojo . He lives in Paris.